Abstract: Objective To explore the rehabilitation needs of people with disabilities and the related factors, so as to provide a scientific basis for the rehabilitation policy-making for people with disabilities.Methods From June, 2014 to July, 2015, based on the national special survey of basic services and needs of people with disabilities in Jiangsu, China, this paper clarified the factors related with the rehabilitation needs of the disabled into the individual characteristics, economic characteristics, environmental characteristics and so on by the descriptive statistics method. The Logit model was established to explore the factors related with rehabilitation needs.Results In Jiangsu, 43% people with disabilities aged 16 and above had rehabilitation needs. Contingency table analysis and Chi square test showed that individual characteristics, economic characteristics and environmental characteristics had significant impact on the rehabilitation needs of the disabled. Multiple regression analysis showed that all the 18 variables were the significant related factors.Conclusion In order to meet the rehabilitation needs of the disabled, the refined and precise rehabilitation program should be designed in line with the different characteristics of the disabled. Through the effective docking of supplies and needs, we can provide accurate rehabilitation services for the disabled.

Key words: people with disabilities, rehabilitation needs, related factors