Overcoming disabilities Few disabilities can be cured. Consequently, most disabled people must learn to live with their disability. To overcome a disability, an individual must possess a desire to be independent. Without this desire, the help of others has little value and the degree of disability remains high. Many types of professional assistance are available to help the disabled people conquer their disability.
Rehabilitation medicine is a branch of medicine that helps improve the condition of disabled people.
In most cases, rehabilitation is carried out in a hospital by a team of specialists headed by a physiatrist. Physiatrists are doctors who have been specially trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Other members of the team may include nurses, psychologists, social workers, speech pathologists, and various other therapists. The treatment used in rehabilitation depends on the patient's disability. Surgery can help certain kinds of blindness, deafness, and deformities.