10 YEARS ON AND MORE - ESTABLISHING PROGRAMS OF REHABILITATION EDUCATION - THE NEW-ZEALAND CASE

Purpose: This paper describes the establishment of programmes of rehab ilitation education. Rehabilitation education has been a major but per haps underlying factor in the disability movement around the world. Me thod: The New Zealand effort to develop a rehabilitation education pro gramme is examined, including history, early formation, structural arr angements within the university setting, and relationship with the soc iety. Results: Programme establishment is neither simple nor rapid, bu t does offer rewards and ultimately, viable programmes that offer mean ingful careers and direction. Conclusions: Maintaining the programmes will require support by people with disabilities as well as profession als and academics in allied areas.