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Radio [SCOPE NOTE: Includes ways to use the radio to enhance the lives of persons with disabilities]
Broader Terms: Media
Related Terms: Public relations, Telecommunications, Television
Rail transportation [SCOPE NOTE: Includes railroad transportation as a means of transport for
persons with disabilities]
Broader Terms: Transportation
Related Terms: Air transportation, Motor vehicles, Public transportation, Transportation accessibility, Travel
Range of motion
Use: Motor skills
Rare disorders [SCOPE NOTE: Disorders that are notably uncommon and seldom manifest among a population; Term added in December 1994]
Broader Terms: Disabilities
Related Terms: Genetics
Reading skills [SCOPE NOTE: Includes ways to develop the ability to read]
Related Terms: Learning
Use for: Literacy, Print disabled, Speed reading
Recipients
Use: Clients
Recordkeeping
Use: Accounting, Client records, Information systems
Recreation [SCOPE NOTE: Includes activities, hobbies, games, play, and camping; for crafts, use ARTS]
Related Terms: Arts, Exercise, Leisure, Physical education, Physical fitness, Sports, Toys
Use for: Play therapy
Recruitment
Use: Employment programs, Hiring practices, Placement
Referral [SCOPE NOTE: Includes the process of referring, an agency program which refers a person for services, an individual who seeks services; for information and referral, use INFORMATION REFERRAL]
Related Terms: Information referral, Social services
Reform [SCOPE NOTE: Any effort directed at changing or improving existing service-delivery systems, term added December 1994]
Related Terms: Health care, Service delivery, Special education, Welfare
Use for: Health care reform, Special education reform, Welfare reform
Regional agencies [SCOPE NOTE: Includes rehabilitation agencies]
Broader Terms: Organizations, Regional governments
Related Terms: Federal agencies, Federal regional relations, Municipal/regional agencies, Regional plans, Technology assistance programs
Use for: Agencies, Civil service, Government policy
Regional federal relations
Use: Federal regional relations
Regional governments [SCOPE NOTE: Includes regional legislatures and governors]
Narrower terms: Regional agencies
Related Terms: Federal regional relations, Regional plans
Use for: State governments
Regional plans [SCOPE NOTE: Outline by a region of its proposed activities, policies, and funding patterns for any program which it will conduct in cooperation with a Federal Government under a federal statute]
Related Terms: Federal agencies, Regional agencies, Regional governments
Regulations [SCOPE NOTE: Rules authorized by law; implementation of a law by an executive agency which has been assigned to enforce or interpret the law]
Related Terms: Legislation
Use for: Mandate
Rehabilitation [SCOPE NOTE: Restoration and retraining of persons with disabilities; process of reestablishing a person's capability to participate in the activities of daily living such as communicating, working, and socializing; sometimes refers to activities for individuals who from birth have been physically or mentally impaired, though strictly speaking this is "habilitation;" use only for the rehabilitation process in general; use more specific terms when appropriate]
Narrower terms: Private sector rehabilitation, Vocational rehabilitation
Related Terms: Disability management, Habilitation, Physical medicine, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation engineering, Rehabilitation facilities, Rehabilitation medicine, Rehabilitation research, Rehabilitation services
Rehabilitation costs
Use: Cost benefit analysis, Costs
Rehabilitation counselors
Use: Counselors
Rehabilitation engineering [SCOPE NOTE: Application of engineering to improve the quality of
life of persons with physical disabilities through a total approach to rehabilitation combining medicine, engineering, and related
sciences; includes rehabilitation engineers]
Broader Terms: Engineering
Related Terms: Bioengineering, Devices design, Electrical stimulation, Home modification, Orthotics, Prosthetics, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation engineering centers, Rehabilitation services, Robotics
Rehabilitation engineering centers [SCOPE NOTE:
Centers federally funded through NIDRR and RSA, established to develop innovative methods of applying advanced medical
technology, scientific achievement, and psychosocial knowledge to resolve rehabilitation problems through efforts in planning, research, training, and service delivery; used on documents about REC
facilities, including their annual and final reports, but not necessarily on everything they publish]
Broader Terms: Facilities
Related Terms: Rehabilitation engineering, Rehabilitation facilities, Research and training centers
Rehabilitation facilities [SCOPE NOTE: Organizations or centers which provide services designed to
minimize the disabling effects of physical, mental, social, or
vocational impairments, and to help individuals realize their
potential]
Narrower terms: Sheltered workshops
Broader Terms: Facilities
Related Terms: Accreditation, Private sector rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation engineering centers
Rehabilitation medicine [SCOPE NOTE: Diagnosis and treatment of functional disorders; includes helping the patient adjust to the disability and helping to minimize the functional loss from a long term chronic condition]
Broader Terms: Medicine
Related Terms: Medical treatment, Physical medicine, Rehabilitation, Therapy
Rehabilitation research [SCOPE NOTE: Scholarly or scientific inquiry in the field of rehabilitation; use sparingly]
Broader Terms: Research
Related Terms: Rehabilitation, Research and training centers
Rehabilitation science [SCOPE NOTE: A study of function, focusing on the processes by which disability develops, and the factors influencing these processes; CIRRIE term added April 2000]
Rehabilitation services [SCOPE NOTE: Programs offered to increase personal development and adaptation; Term added June 1989]
Related Terms: Employee assistance programs, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation engineering, Service delivery, Vocational rehabilitation
Rehabilitation success [SCOPE NOTE: Includes discussion of how the rehabilitation process
aids in successful placement or adjustment for persons with
disabilities]
Related Terms: Employment statistics, Human interest, Outcome, Vocational rehabilitation
Use for: Personal adjustment, Success
Rehabilitation workshops
Use: Sheltered workshops
Reimbursement
Use: Costs, Funding, Health insurance
Reliability
Use: Research methodology
Religion [SCOPE NOTE: Study of religious practices, beliefs, values, and experiences; includes facilities]
Related Terms: Philosophy
Use for: Churches, Clergy
Renal disorders
Use: End stage renal disease, Kidney disorders, Urinary disorders
Repetitive strain injuries [SCOPE NOTE: Neuromuscular disorders caused by repeated trauma to
a nerve or joint. Term added July 1998.]
Narrower terms: Carpal tunnel syndrome
Broader Terms: Neurological disorders
Related Terms: Ergonomics, Occupational injuries
Use for: Cumulative stress disorders, RSI, Repetitive stress disorders
Repetitive stress disorders
Use: Repetitive strain injuries
Report writing
Use: Technical writing
Reproductive health [SCOPE NOTE: Physical and medical concerns associated with reproductive systems, fertility, etc. For emotional and psychological aspects of sexuality and sexual performance, use SEXUALITY.]
Narrower terms: Pregnancy, Sexuality, Sexually transmitted diseases
Research [SCOPE NOTE: Scientific and diligent study, investigation, or experimentation to establish facts and analyze their significance; use more specific terms listed below under Narrower Terms whenappropriate]
Narrower terms: Fieldwork, Medical research, Operations research, Qualitative analysis, Quantitative analysis, Rehabilitation research
Related Terms: Program evaluation, Research methodology, Research utilization
Use for: Drug trials
Research and training centers [SCOPE NOTE: Centers federally funded through NIDRR and RSA to conduct research on and provide training in various rehabilitation topics]
Broader Terms: Facilities
Related Terms: Rehabilitation engineering centers, Rehabilitation research
Research methodology [SCOPE NOTE: Defined set of principles and procedures used in research]
Narrower terms: Questionnaires
Related Terms: Interview techniques, Longitudinal studies, National surveys, Needs assessment, Qualitative analysis, Quantitative analysis, Research, Surveys
Use for: Methodology, Reliability, Validity
Research reviews
Use: Reviews
Research utilization [SCOPE NOTE: Dissemination and use of research findings; includes change agents]
Related Terms: Research, Technology, Technology transfer
Use for: Change agents, Information dissemination, Knowledge utilization
Residential living [SCOPE NOTE: Often replaced by INDEPENDENT LIVING, frequently used in literature on mental retardation; use if document indicates]
Related Terms: Community living, Day care, Deinstitutionalization, Facilities, Foster care, Group homes, Halfway houses, Housing, Independent living, Living facilities, Nursing homes
Residential programs
Use: Community living
Residual vision
Use: Low vision
Respiratory disease [SCOPE NOTE: Use when document describes several diseases, or respiratory disease in general; use more specific term listed below under "Narrower terms" when appropriate]
Narrower terms: Allergies, Asthma, COPD, Emphysema, Tuberculosis
Related Terms: Cardiopulmonary function, Chronic illness, Disabilities, Pulmonary function
Use for: Breathing, Lung diseases, Pulmonary disorders
Respite care [SCOPE NOTE: System which provides temporary relief for families or caregivers of persons with disabilities]
Related Terms: Attendant care, Child care, Day care
Responsibility
Use: Accountability
Retirement [SCOPE NOTE: Withdrawal from work or business activity; includes planning for retirement]
Related Terms: Aging, Employment, Older adults, Older workers
Retraining [SCOPE NOTE: Process of training a disabled worker in a new skill when the worker is unable to return to the former job]
Broader Terms: Education, Training
Related Terms: Employment, Employment reentry
Return to work
Use: Employment reentry
Reviews [SCOPE NOTE: Includes research reviews]
Broader Terms: Information resources
Related Terms: Evidence based practice
Use for: Literature reviews, Overview, Research reviews, State of the art reviews
Rheumatic diseases
Use: Arthritis
Risk factors [SCOPE NOTE: Issues or situations contributing to a negative outcome or the severity of an outcome; CIRRIE term added August 2000]
Related Terms: Prevention
Robotics [SCOPE NOTE: Branch of engineering and computer science involved in the design, development, and implementation of robots; used to indicate the use of robotics to improve the lives of persons with disabilities]
Related Terms: Computer applications, Computers, Controls, Cybernetics, Devices, Rehabilitation engineering
Role playing
Use: Modeling
Roles
Use: Behavior modification, Modeling, Self concept
RSI
Use: Repetitive strain injuries
Rubella [SCOPE NOTE: German measles; may result in congenital defects of infants born to mothers who were infected during the early months of pregnancy]
Related Terms: Congenital disorders
Rural
Use: Rural services
Rural services [SCOPE NOTE: Includes rehabilitation services provided to individuals who
reside in a country setting; term added April 1988]
Related Terms: Migrants
Use for: Rural, Underserved populations
