In the traditional model of referral for rehabilitation services in Israel, blind and visually impaired persons often face a long time lag between the onset of visual impairment and the start of rehabilitation because of administrative delays. This article contrasts the traditional model with a new model—the rehabilitation information station—that links administrative, social, medical, and functional rehabilitation and results in the faster receipt of services.
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Rehabilitation information station (RIS):An outreach approach that may save the independence lifestyle of the visually impaired (1988). In NeustadtN., MerinS., & SchiffY. (Eds.), Orientation and mobility of the visually impaired (pp. 157–162). Jerusalem: Heiliger Publishing Co.
