Author: Amy S. HewittPublisher:
ISBN: 9780996506892
Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Disability and Social Work Education
Author: Francis K. O. YuenPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0789025280
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Disability and Social Work Education: Practice and Policy Issues presents insightful strategies from leading experts that address the gaps between social work and individuals with disabilities, and offers different perspectives on how to integrate practice with social justice, accessibility to services, and human rights.
Disability and the Black Community
Author: Sheila D MillerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135793360
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Increase your awareness of the concerns facing the black disabled community! Disability and the Black Community addresses physical, mental, and learning disabilities experienced across age, gender, and ethics groups by the black race in the United States. This unique book works to increase understanding and awareness of those working with the disabled by mobilizing advocates, providing alternatives for successful intervention and planning, and encouraging research in disability and rehabilitation. A distinguished panel of researchers and practitioners provide commentary on topics that include selected physical disabilities, disabled children learning and program concerns, welfare reform, public housing issues, domestic violence, and disability curriculum content—all in accordance with the broadening of the definition of disability as supported by the American Disabilities Act. Disability and the Black Community raises the level of understanding and awareness of the complex and diverse concerns facing the disabled and their families in the community and the workplace. The book is at once motivational, influential, and empowering, examining social and political issues that compound the ordeals confronting the black disabled. Topics addressed include: learning disabilities, academic achievements, and mental health issues of children health disparities and access to care welfare reform, disability, and race practice, program, and curriculum models and much more! Disability and the Black Community is an essential resource for health professionals and advocates who work with the black disabled. The book keeps practitioners up to date on what is needed in terms of funding, facilities, and resources in order to keep the larger society and significant resource systems appraised of the needs of the disabled.
Community Living and Participation for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Author: Amy S. HewittPublisher:
ISBN: 9780996506892
Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309450217
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables these individuals is also shifting to meet the demands of this population. For many older adults and people with disabilities, their priorities include maximizing their independence, living in their own homes, and participating in their communities. In order to meet this population's demands, the workforce is adapting by modifying its training, by determining how to coordinate among the range of different professionals who might play a role in supporting any one older adult or individual with disabilities, and by identifying the ways in which technology might be helpful. To better understand how the increasing demand for supports and services will affect the nation's workforce, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in June 2016, in Washington, DC. Participants aimed to identify how the health care workforce can be strengthened to support both community living and community participation for adults with disabilities and older adults. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
National Disability Policy
Author: National Council on Disability (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Policy and Research Needs to Maximize Independence and Support Community Living
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309391067
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Living independently and participating in one's community are priorities for many people. In many regions across the United States, there are programs that support and enable people with disabilities and older adults to live where they choose and with whom they choose and to participate fully in their communities. Tremendous progress has been made. However, in many cases, the programs themselves â€" and access to them â€" vary not only between states but also within states. Many programs are small, and even when they prove to be successful they are still not scaled up to meet the needs of the many people who would benefit from them. The challenges can include insufficient workforce, insufficient funding, and lack of evidence demonstrating effectiveness or value. To get a better understanding of the policies needed to maximize independence and support community living and of the research needed to support implementation of those policies, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in October 2015. Participants explored policies in place that promote independence and community living for older adults and people with physical disabilities, and identified policies and gaps in policies that can be barriers to independence and the research needed to support changing those policies. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Creating Livable Communities
Author: National Council on Disability (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barrier-free design
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Policy, Program Evaluation, and Research in Disability
Author: Julie Ann RacinoPublisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780789005977
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 510
Book Description
Policy, Program Evaluation, and Research in Disability: Community Support for All is an essential research reference on how community support systems can greatly assist people with diverse disabilities to live fuller lives outside of institutions. Based on qualitative research methods, Policy, Program Evaluation, and Research in Disability reflects over a decade of technical assistance and research in state, regional, and local communities throughout the United States. Community service managers, policy makers, researchers, activists, individuals with disabilities, and their families will benefit from the numerous studies that promote a better quality of life for those living with disabilities.
Public Administration and Disability
Author: Julie Ann RacinoPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 146657982X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Based on decades of evidence-based research and technical assistance, Public Administration and Disability: Community Services Administration in the US brings together the diverse, expert perspectives and discusses the leading efforts of the past three decades in the field of disability and community services. The book highlights the development of
Grassroots Experiences with Government Programs and Disability Policy
Author: National Council on Disability (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children of minorities
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
"Proceedings from a public hearing in New Orleans, Louisiana."--T.p.