Given the size and significance of population with disability, the rationale of extensive application of rehabilitation ergonomics is not only economically viable but profitable. Given the additional benefits of self-worth and actualization for people with disability, the development and application of rehabilitation ergonomics is not only desirable but becomes the strategy of choice.
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