خلاصه ماشینی:
EDITOR'S NOTE Welcome to the first issue of " Iranian Rehabilitation Journal "(IRJ) which is deal ing with disability and rehabilitation and is going to be published bi - anually.
This is a fact that in the last two decades, there has been a tremendous growth in rehabilitation programes and major changes has happened in service provision in medical,social, edu cational and vocational areas in Iran .
Sciences has taken an initia tive within the framework of its aims and objectives to publish the "Iranian Rehabilitation Journal" which aims at pro viding a forum for discussion and dissemi nation of information of disability issues mostly concerning Iran among practioners , academic and advocates.
On behalf of IRJ editorial advisory board members, I express my thanks and gratitude to the writers of articles published in this ISSUe. Your comments and suggestions are cer tainly appreciated and of course will help us improving the quality of the journal.