Author: Michele Adler
Publisher:
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Category : Disability evaluation
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Author: Gary L. Albrecht
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780761928744
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 868

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This path-breaking international handbook of disability studies signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. Drawing on the insights of disability scholars around the world and the creative advice of an international editorial board, the book engages the reader in the critical issues and debates framing disability studies and places them in an historical and cultural context. Five years in the making, this one volume summarizes the ongoing discourse ranging across continents and traditional academic disciplines. To provide insight and perspective, the volume is divided into three sections: The shaping of disability studies as a field; experiencing disability; and, disability in context. Each section, written by world class figures, consists of original chapters designed to map the field and explore the key conceptual, theoretical, methodological, practice and policy issues that constitute the field. Each chapter provides a critical review of an area, positions and literature and an agenda for future research and practice. The handbook answers the need expressed by the disability community for a thought provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of the vibrant field of disability studies. The book will be of interest to disabled people, scholars, policy makers and activists alike. The book aims to define the existing field, stimulate future debate, encourage respectful discourse between different interest groups and move the field a step forward.

Author: Robyn Lewis Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190093161
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 849

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The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the wide range and depth of sociological theory and research on disability-brought together for the first time in one volume. Each section of the Handbook incorporates a uniquely sociological perspective, presented by a wide-range of experts on intersecting social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of disability, that complements disability scholarship. The 37 chapters in this Handbook, organized into three major sections, provide an assessment of the history of the field, its current state, and the future for research on and in the sociology of disability. The first section reviews frameworks foundational to the study of disability, pushes for the inclusion of broader global perspectives, and addresses important dimensions of representation. The second section presents a combination of perspectives that tie together individual biography, societal contexts, and historic change, while emphasizing continuity and change in the dynamic processes linking individuals, institutions, and structures over time. In the third section, contributors investigate the reproduction of inequality through law, policy, and related institutions and systems, while highlighting how social and political participation empowers people with disabilities and helps to mitigate inequalities and social marginalization. The chapters included in this volume offer a multifaceted resource for students and experienced scientists alike on historical developments, main standards, key issues, and current challenges in the sociological study of disability at the global, national, and regional levels.

Author: Laudan Y. Aron
Publisher: The Urban Insitute
ISBN: 9780877666516
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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A revised version of the report submitted to the National Commission on Childhood Disability, which was established to review the assistance given to children with disabilities under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The commission was releasing its findings and recommendations as the book went to print. Overviews the programs generally and the principles behind them, then details specific programs such as SSI, Medicaid, special education, block grants, Head Start, and mental health and family support programs. Includes over 40 pages of data. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author: American Statistical Association. Government Statistics Section
Publisher:
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Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309472245
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 351

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Although the general public in the United States assumes children to be generally healthy and thriving, a substantial and growing number of children have at least one chronic health condition. Many of these conditions are associated with disabilities and interfere regularly with children's usual activities, such as play or leisure activities, attending school, and engaging in family or community activities. In their most severe forms, such disorders are serious lifelong threats to children's social, emotional well-being and quality of life, and anticipated adult outcomes such as for employment or independent living. However, pinpointing the prevalence of disability among children in the U.S. is difficult, as conceptual frameworks and definitions of disability vary among federal programs that provide services to this population and national surveys, the two primary sources for prevalence data. Opportunities for Improving Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities provides a comprehensive analysis of health outcomes for school-aged children with disabilities. This report reviews and assesses programs, services, and supports available to these children and their families. It also describes overarching program, service, and treatment goals; examines outreach efforts and utilization rates; identifies what outcomes are measured and how they are reported; and describes what is known about the effectiveness of these programs and services.

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Category : Disability insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 2440

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788135929
Category : Federal aid to services for people with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 97

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The Federal government funds 130 programs in 19 Federal agencies for the disabled. In 1994, the Federal Government spent over $60 billion on 69 programs targeted exclusively to people with disabilities. This report answers these questions: what Federal programs target people with disabilities, and how many of the programs provide employment-related services; to what extent is information, eligibility, and services coordinated under these programs; what does available evidence suggest about the effectiveness of Federal programs in promoting employment among people with disabilities.

Author: Monroe Berkowitz
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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