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Investing Community Capital‘the natural, human, social and built capital from which acommunity receives benefits and on which the communityrelies for continues existence’‘…all four types need to be cared for, nurtured and improvedover time.’ (Hart 1997-2006 – www.sustainabilitymeasures.com)26/11/2012Dr Rosemary Joan GowranUniversity of Limerick
Articles 20 and 26Highlight the importance of mobility aids. Article 20 deals specifically with personal mobility Article 26 deals with issues of habilitation andrehabilitation. The responsibility of State Parties to take “effectiveand appropriate measures”…to enable “full inclusionand participation in all aspects of life” is explicit.United Nations. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2008, pp 4-19;Accessed from: http://www.who.int/disabilities/technology/en/index.html 21st May 2009.26/11/2012Dr Rosemary Joan GowranUniversity of Limerick
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Page 8 and 9: Who Cares?“Mobility and movement
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Page 14 and 15: WSAT is a Primary Assistive Technol
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Page 20 and 21: Children waitingFailure of the comm
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