RI Social Commission

Discussions

The opinions expressed in the www pages of the Social Commission are not necessarily identical with the opinions of RI or its Social Commission. The following texts are papers from various Social Commission seminars and publications:

Anne Hawker: Personal Responsibility and its relationship to Social Rehabilitation
Essa Alsadi: The culture of disability  -power point presentation
Erkki Kemppainen: The concept of social rehabilitation  
Juhani Parkkari: The Outlines of Human Rights with Regard to Disability 
Anne Hisao Sato: International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) and its Practical ImplicationHawker: Culture and social rehabilitation  
Pirkko Lahti: Future Challenges for Mental Health  
Anne Thery: Towards a European Co-ordinated Approach on Social Inclusion  
Dorothy-Anne Howitson:Using the Media in Promotion & Awareness of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa

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To learn more about the work and membership of the Social Commission, contact:

Chair
Prof. Kin Fun Kwok

Associate Professor

City University of Hong Kong

Department of Applied and Social Studies

Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel: +852 2788 8954/Fax: +852 2788 8960

Email: ssjk@cityu.edu.hk

VICE CHAIR

Ms. Dorothy Anne Howitson

National Council Persons with Physical Disabilities SA

3 Saratoga, 16 Synagogue Str.

Kimberley, 8301, South Africa

Tel.: +27-53-833-3315/3272           Fax: +27-53-832-8431     

E-mail: elohim@mweb.co.za

 

Regional Chair Asia/Pacific Region      

Prof. Hisao Sato

Japan College of Social Work

3-1-30, Takeoka, Kiyoseshi

Tokyo, Japan

Tel.: +81-424-92-6111             Fax: +81-424-92-6816             

E-mail: jcsw-hisao.sato@nifty.ne.jp