TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION OF THE REHABILITATION SYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1990S–2020S: THE INTERDISCIPLINARY DIMENSION OF DIGITAL INCLUSION
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https://doi.org/10.30890/2567-5273.2025-41-04-052Keywords:
rehabilitation system, United States of America, digital inclusion, technological modernization, assistive technologies, telerehabilitation, Americans with Disabilities Act, social policy, institutional reforms, innovative practicesAbstract
This article examines the process of technological modernization of the rehabilitation system in the United States during the 1990s–2020s, a period marked by the transition from traditional medical and social practices to a digital paradigm of inclusiveneReferences
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