Profiles And Contributions To This Article
The history of disability and rehabilitation in rural South Africa: hidden rural disability and the power of collaboration
qualifications: PhD (Physiotherapy)
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Lecturer
Dr Naeema Reis is a senior lecturer in the department of physiotherapy at The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa with research expertise in disability and rehabilitation policy.
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
qualifications: 0
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
Netherlands
Huib Cornielje worked for 10 years in South Africa in the field of disability and development. Works currently as lecturer public health at the university for professional education in Leiden and runs the consultancy Enablement in the field of disability and development. In this capacity he is involved in training, research and consultancy and has a main interest in Community Based Rehabilitation
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