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Authored by Alison Gerlach, this paper summarizes knowledge about children’s rehabilitation in the context of Indigenous communities. It explores the relevancy of the concepts of ‘disability’ and ‘rehabilitation’ within the settler-colonial context of Canada, highlights emerging themes in the literature, and current gaps in knowledge in this field. The paper argues that service delivery models, policies and practices must be informed by an understanding of dis/ability in relation to the historical and ongoing effects of colonization so that they can be responsive to the lived realities in Indigenous communities and families. This requires a radical shift in service delivery grounded in Indigenous self-determination and human rights.

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Exploring Socially-Responsive Approaches to Children's Rehabilitation with Indigenous Communties, Families and Children.