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Este libro de texto, el primero de su tipo, examina programas de rehabilitación y vocacionales que ayudan a personas con discapacidades en áreas remotas y en desarrollo en los EE. UU. Y en el extranjero. Los colaboradores discuten desafíos de larga data para estas comunidades, especialmente los obstáculos económicos y ambientales y las barreras continuas para la prestación de servicios, así como su resistencia y fortalezas. Las intersecciones de las disparidades de salud, sociales, estructurales y de acceso se muestran afectando a poblaciones rurales discapacitadas como mujeres, minorías raciales y sexuales, jóvenes y ancianos. En términos de respuestas, se critica una amplia gama de soluciones y recomendaciones de políticas de salud con respecto a los resultados de salud, empleo y efectividad del servicio.