This article presents an analysis of the support given to Great War invalids in Lithuania: how did veterans of the Imperial Russian army, injured during the First World War, act in order to procure ...social security (pensions), and how did Lithuanian legalislation change in reaction to their justified expectations. The social welfare situation of Great War invalids who became citizens of the Republic of Lithuania changed in three different stages: a) the period up to 1926; b) 1926 to 1929; and c) following the passing of a separate law on pensions for former Imperial Russian army war invalids in 1930. It was found that support for these First World War invalids in Lithuania was constantly compared to compensation for those who were injured in the Wars of Independence (1918–1920). The size of pensions for these two groups was never equal. Regardless of the fact that attempts were made to make the two types of pensions equal in 1925–1926, barely six months later, Great War invalids started receiving smaller pensions, until they were eventually suspended altogether before a separate law came into effect in 1930. In the article, the reasons for this are explained as a lack of money and political will, and the view of part of society that those injured in the First World War were ‘not fighting for Lithuania’.
Iuri Nauman, retired Major General, was the Director of the Moscow Cheshire Home from 1992 until his death in 2015. The Cheshire Home is a rehabilitation facility for soldiers of local wars. It ...opened in 1992 and was financed by the Foundation Lord Cheshire (Hero of the British RAF during WWII). Today it survives exclusively thanks to gifts and philanthropic support. When I arrived at the Cheshire home on the 13th of July 2010, Iuri Nauman immediately took me to visit the premises and introduced me to the residents. He explained at length the origin of the Cheshire Home and the difficulties encountered since its creation. At the time of my visit the house had not received any help for months, the salaries of the staff (cooks, accountants etc.) were no longer paid; the heating had been lowered during the past winter for many months – except in the doctor’s office. This first part of our interview was not recorded. It was only when we reached his office that I recorded the second part - the subject of the transcription below.
The article presents the possibility of applying the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in assessing the rehabilitation process in the conditions of the regional ...center for the social rehabilitation of disabled people and disabled children. Step-by-step algorithm for evaluating the process of integrated rehabilitation is shown on the example of a single case of a disabled working age with consequences of acute cerebral circulation disorder: 1) assessment of the needs and problems of the client; 2) planning of rehabilitation interventions; 3) implementation of rehabilitation measures; and 4) evaluation of the effectiveness of rehabilitation measures. To assess the functioning of the client, standardized methods and scales were used with subsequent translation of the results into the ICF category. On the basis of quantitative data, the functional profile of the client was displayed, which showed the degree of impairment of the body's functions, activity limitations and the possibility of the client's participation in a certain time period. The functional profile was used as a basis for planning and conducting rehabilitation activities. The final evaluation of the effectiveness of rehabilitation was given on the basis of a comparison of the results achieved in the implementation of rehabilitation goals with the initial parameters according to the main categories of restrictions on the activity and participation of the client.
В статье описаны возможности применения Международной классификации функционирования, ограничений жизнедеятельности и здоровья в оценке реабилитационного процесса в условиях районного центра социальной реабилитации инвалидов и детей-инвалидов. На примере единичного случая инвалида трудоспособного возраста с последствиями острого нарушения мозгового кровообращения показан поэтапный алгоритм оценки процесса комплексной реабилитации: 1) оценка потребностей и проблем клиента; 2) планирование реабилитационных вмешательств; 3) выполнение реабилитационных мероприятий; 4) оценка эффективности проведенных реабилитационных мероприятий. Для оценки функционирования клиента использовались стандартизированные методики и шкалы с последующим переводом полученных результатов в категории Международной классификации функционирования. На основе количественных данных был выстроен функциональный профиль клиента, который показал степень нарушений функций организма, ограничения активности и возможности социального участия клиента в определенный временной период. Функциональный профиль использовался в качестве основы для планирования и проведения реабилитационных мероприятий. Итоговая оценка эффективности реабилитации давалась на основании сопоставления достигнутых результатов реабилитации с исходными показателями по основным категориям активности и социального участия клиента с позиции МКФ.
Drawing upon travel narratives, this paper proposes that early tourist movements within Cuba depended on negotiated relationships between Cuban hosts and American guests, particularly invalids ...(acutely or chronically sick persons) in search of places to alleviate their illness. Nance's (2007) facilitated access model provides the theoretical framework. In this model, hosts are active players in negotiations with guests in contact zones where tourism development is rudimentary or even nonexistent. Invalid tourists, residing as guests on the estates of wealthy rural planters, primed local economies and helped pave the way for general tourism. Cuban planter-hosts lavished hospitality on invalid guests as a way to consolidate their social status with American elites, at the same time shielding them from the brunt of African slavery as a self-protective measure.
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