The National Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled was established by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 1979 to contribute to the promotion of the welfare of persons with physical disabilities by providing comprehensive rehabilitation services and by developing rehabilitation techniques.

• COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES

  After the evaluation is made by a rehabilitation team consisting of professional staff, including a doctor, nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, remedial gymnast, speech therapist, prosthetist and orthotist, psychologist, social woker, vocational evaluator, and prevocational and vocational instructor the individual rehabilitation program is set up and training is provided for the purpose of re-entry into society.

• RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES

  Survey and research are conducted in various fields of rehabilitation. Prosthetics and orthotics are also developed and produced, and repair services are provided.

• TRAINING OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF

  The Diploma Courses for Rehabilitation Workers for Blind, Speech Pathologists & Audiologists, Sign Interpreters, Prosthetists and Orthotists and Rehabilitation Sports Specialists and the Short-term Training Courses are conducted for various specialists; Rehabilitation Nursing, Specialist of Technical Aid, Sign Language Interpreter, Special Course in Prosthetists and Orthotists for Physicians.

• INFORMATION SERVICE

  Information and materials in rehabilitation fields are collected and disseminated in Japan and overseas.

• INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

  International cooperation programs are organized for promotion of rehabilitation of disabled persons in the developing countries by training professionals and dispatching qualified specialists as a Collaborating Center of WHO.