title: A residential and employment centre for the spinal disabled in Perth, Western Australia.
abstract: In 1969 a Residential and Employment Centre for the spinal disabled was established in Perth, Western Australia, entitled the Quadriplegic Centre. In the past 9 years this has expanded to provide residential accommodation for 75 persons with anticipated accommodation for a total of 95 residents by the end of 1978. In the employment area the number of employees has risen from 10 in 1970 to 190 in 1977, and their production has risen from $10,700 to over half a million dollars Australian in the same period.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D004651:Employment; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012759:Sheltered Workshops