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Alston, Reginald J., and Simphiwe Mngadi. "The Interaction Between Disability Status and the African American Experience: Implications for Rehabilitation Counseling." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 23, no. 2 (June 1, 1992): 12–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.23.2.12.

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This article provides information that is useful to rehabilitation counselors and human service professionals providing services to African Americans with disabilities. The potential double bias of being African American and disabled is examined in the article. Special focus is on the similarities in stigmas experienced by persons with disabilities and members of the African American community and how the interaction between minority race status and disability status effects the delivery of rehabilitation services to African Americans. The client-centered approach is described and suggested as a theoretical orientation to be adopted by rehabilitation counselors to lessen the impact of a double stigma on this population.
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Feist-Price, Sonja, and Debra A. Harley. "Career Counseling and Development Strategies for African Americans with Disabilities." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 27, no. 2 (June 1, 1996): 23–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.27.2.23.

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This paper seeks to promote greater awareness of the importance of understanding issues specific to providing career counseling and development services to African Americans with disabilities. This goal is accomplished in three ways. First, this paper identifies issues relevant to African Americans with disabilities. Second, existing career counseling strategies will be analyzed in regards to the needs of African Americans with disabilities. Lastly, attention is devoted towards identifying career counselling interventions that are effective in meeting the complex needs of African Americans with disabilities who are interested in attaining occupational success.
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Wilson, Keith B., Tyra Turner, Jiawei Liu, Debra A. Harley, and Reginald J. Alston. "Perceived Vocational Rehabilitation Service Efficacy by Race/Ethnicity: Results of a National Customer Survey." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 33, no. 3 (September 1, 2002): 26–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.33.3.26.

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether African Americans, European Americans, and other races and ethnicities with disabilities differed in perceived job placement efficacy of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services in the United States. Binary logistic regression was employed to predict how African Americans, European Americans, and other races and ethnicities would view VR services in assisting them to get Jobs. The test statistic revealed that race/ethnicity and perceived VR service efficacy among VR customers were not statistically significant. However, as the number (answering yes on the NIHS) of African Americans, European Americans, and other races and ethnicities increased, they perceived that the VR services they received did not assist them in getting a Job. Future research considerations for VR administrators and counselors are discussed.
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Sample, Eddie B., Li Li, and Dennis Moore. "ALCOHOL USE, ETHNICITY, AND DISABILITY: A COMPARISON OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN GROUPS." Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal 25, no. 3 (January 1, 1997): 265–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2224/sbp.1997.25.3.265.

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Previous research has consistently reported that alcohol consumption among the general population varies across cultural groups. However, studies investigating risk factors and drinking patterns of African-Americans and Caucasians with disabilities have been limited. The current study explored the factors of alcohol use among African-Americans and Caucasians with disabilities who were seeking rehabilitation services in three mid-western states of the USA. Multivariate data analysis revealed that African-Americans were more likely to use alcohol than their Caucasian counterparts when other demographic and disability variables were controlled. Additionally, separate multiple-regression models differentiated patterns between African-Americans and Caucasians in selected variables on alcohol use. Cultural issues and implications for rehabilitation services are discussed.
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Baloch, Natasha A., and Wesley G. Jennings. "A Preliminary Investigation of the Intersection of Race and Disabilities among Inmates in the U.S. State Prison System." International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 63, no. 4 (October 12, 2018): 597–609. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x18805599.

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The American prison system is overcrowded with minorities in general, and African Americans, in particular. The Department of Justice notes that more than 50% of the prison population have some type of mental disability. In this study, we examine the intersection between race and disabilities in the U.S. State prison system. Using the Rehabilitation Services Administration data set, the study highlights the prevalence and type of disabilities in the prison inmate population. Results demonstrate that African American inmates are overrepresented among inmates with disabilities, are more likely to have mental disabilities relative to physical disabilities, and these results hold for various types of mental disabilities including cognitive, psychosocial, and other mental disabilities. Study limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.
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Ward-Sutton, Courtney, Natalie F. Williams, Corey L. Moore, and Edward O. Manyibe. "Assistive Technology Access and Usage Barriers Among African Americans With Disabilities: A Review of the Literature and Policy." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 51, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 115–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jarc-d-19-00011.

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The purpose of this article was to provide a comprehensive overview of the available peer-reviewed and gray literature on assistive technology (AT) access and usage barriers among African Americans with disabilities. Authors completed a historical review (Onwuegbuzie & Frels, 2016) of the extant literature on AT and disability public policy mandates by framing the context on AT access and usage disparities among African Americans with disabilities and discussing AT impacts on employment for African Americans. The authors also presented recommendations that might be considered by the field for increasing AT access and usage among African Americans with disabilities. It is clear that AT and associated assistive products are important commodities to the lives of individuals with disabilities in the United States; however, there are historical inequities between African Americans and Whites. As a result of these findings, the authors implore rehabilitation counselors in education and practice to further examine ways to alleviate the AT access and usage gaps for African Americans with disabilities within public policy, vocational rehabilitation service delivery, and institutional infrastructure systems.
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Johnson, Jean E., Corey L. Moore, Fariborz Aref, Andre L. Washington, Courtney Ward, and Kelsey Webb. "National Survey of State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and Veterans Affairs Interagency Collaborations: An Emerging Conceptual Framework for Co-Serving Veterans of Color with Disabilities." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 48, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 54–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.48.4.54.

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This national study examined the perceptions of state vocational rehabilitation agency (SVRA) administrators (N = 39) about SVRA and United States Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VA-VR&E) Program co-service practices that could facilitate improved employment outcomes among veterans of color (i.e., African Americans, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives, Latinos, and Asian Americans or Pacific Islanders) with disabilities. The investigators collected data using a survey of promising co-service practices and collaborations, and their subsequent analysis yielded 11 key themes that were catalogued into the following five domains; job placement services, referral services, cultural diversity, co-service agreements, and co-agency procedures. Generated findings informed the development of an emerging conceptual framework for a new “SVRA and VA-VR&E Co- Service Model” presented herein that could be considered for future evaluation and adoption by these agencies.
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Johnson, Jean E., Corey L. Moore, Ningning Wang, Perry Sanders, and John Sassin. "Diffusion of Innovations Theory and Veterans of Color: A Framework for Promoting the Adoption of Effective State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, and Veterans Affairs-Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Co-Service Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 47, no. 1 (March 1, 2016): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.47.1.7.

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This article proposes the adoption of co-service practices between state vocational rehabilitation agencies (SVRAs), American Indian vocational rehabilitation programs (AIVRPs), and Veterans Affairs-Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VA-VR&E) programs as a means to increase employment outcomes for veterans of color (i.e., African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and Asians) with disabilities. Collaborative agency practices are shown to contribute to successful outcomes. However, there is less discussion on how to promote adoption of co-service practices between these agencies. The purpose of this article is to discuss the need for interagency collaborations and Diffusion of Innovations Theory as an approach for promoting adoption of co-service practices across these agency contexts to increase employment services and outcomes for these veterans. Recommended approaches that can be considered for advancing the current state-of-the-science on improving SVRAs and VA -VR&E, and AIVRPs and VA -VR&E co-service strategies for placing these veterans into competitive integrated employment are presented.
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Dutta, Alo, Madan Kundu, Kanako Iwanaga, Nicole Ditchman, and Fong Chan. "Transition Engagement of African American Youth With Disabilities: A Serial Mediation Model." Exceptional Children 86, no. 3 (November 13, 2019): 276–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0014402919884542.

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The purpose of this study was to draw from self-determination and self-efficacy theories to evaluate psychological constructs (autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy) as mediators of the relationship between working alliance and engagement in transition–vocational rehabilitation (VR) services among African American students with disabilities. A serial multiple mediation analysis was computed to evaluate the mediators of transition-VR service engagement in a sample of 88 African American high school students with disabilities. We found that working alliance was positively associated with active engagement in transition-VR services (total effect), whereas the direct effect of working alliance on engagement was not significant after controlling for the effects of autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy, supporting significant mediation effects. Findings suggest that a strong working alliance between students and rehabilitation counselors and transition specialists can foster autonomous motivation, competency, and outcome expectancy, resulting in higher levels of engagement in transition-VR services.
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Asbury, Charles A., Sylvia Walker, Almeta Stokes, and Reginald Rackley. "Psychosocial Correlates of Attitude Toward Disability and Desire to Work in African Americans with Disabilities." Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling 25, no. 4 (December 1, 1994): 3–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0047-2220.25.4.3.

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Over the past twelve years a number of valuable and revealing studies have addressed service utilization and employment issues pertinent to minorities with disabilities. Research conducted by Atkins (1980) and Belgrave and Walker (1991a; 1991b) provides considerable evidence that utilization and successful completion of rehabilitation programs by minority persons, especially African Americans, is often associated with factors such as (1) attitude toward disability, (2) attitude toward self, and (3) perceptions and expectations of the rehabilitation process. Attitude toward disability has also been linked to employment in a study by Jenkins and Amos (1983) where it was reported that subjects considered their disability as a barrier. There were also implications in this study that attitudes toward their disability might also influence the extent to which the subjects would manifest a desire to work. There is a need, however, for more systematic study of psychosocial variables that may be uniquely operable among African Americans with disabilities. The more we understand these dynamics the more we can equitably adapt our efforts in the interest of enabling all clients to become more independent and self-sufficient. This information is especially critical for African Americans since it has been reported that among those of working age, one in seven have disabilities (Bowe, 1983).
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "African Americans with disabilities – Services for"

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Moore-Cooper, Robin LaJune. "A national census state of disability services at historically black colleges and universities /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1143483711.

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Gennaro, Peter Laurance. "The representation of African American students in programs for the mild mentally retarded." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2538.

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For more than thirty years, it has been acknowledged that African American students have been over-represented in programs designed for individuals with mild mental retardation (MMR). This project was designed to explore the history and literature of the research that has been conducted on this subject over the past three decades. Additionally, this project was undertaken to determine if over-representation of African American students in programs for the mild mentally retarded is a condition that exists in Riverside County, California.
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Maclin, Vickey L. "Barriers to the utilization of mental health services in African American church communities a qualitative and descriptive study of pastors' perceptions /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p088-0158.

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Berry, Felicia L. "Developing a Substantive Theory of African Americans' Justice Perceptions." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2008. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cps_diss/21.

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ABSTRACT DEVELOPING A SUBSTANTIVE THEORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS’ JUSTICE PERCEPTIONS by Felicia L. Berry, M.S. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how African Americans define justice and injustice. This study examined the justice perceptions of 12 (8 females, 4 males) African American undergraduate students and consisted of two phases: (1) Completion of the cognitive appraisal instrument (Roseman, Spindel, & Jose, 1990) which predicts the relationship between specific types of events and perceptional/emotional reactions to that event, and a semi-structured interview; and (2) Completion of focus groups one (FG1) and focus group two (FG2). Grounded theory (GT) (Glaser & Strauss, 1967) was the constant comparative method used for simultaneous data collection and data analysis. Consensus coding was determined through unanimous decisions between the coders. The results of the study indicated that the participants define justice as morality, vindication, and fairness/balance. Injustice was defined as unfair, unequal, discrimination, and immoral. The results of the study further indicate that the justice perceptions of African Americans are affected by the history of oppression and their minority status in the United States. The awareness of oppression factor was influenced by: discrimination, attempts at alternative explanations for unjust experiences, belief that slavery is sometimes used as an excuse, and the effect of just and unjust events on their psychological well-being. Racial identity is influenced by: spirituality/religion, media, gender and class. A relationship was observed between spirituality and racial identity in that racial identity was a main factor in determining what was just, while spirituality determined the event’s outcome. The present study contributes to the literature regarding what is known about African Americans’ religious coping and justice perception and can guide practice, advocacy, social justice, and future research.
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McKnight, Madalyn. "Utilization of Preventative Care Services by African Americans Post-Affordable Care Act." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7700.

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Preventative care services allow patients to be fully equipped with the knowledge, tools, and other resources to help them discover and treat many diseases and illnesses so that the burden of costs will not fall on patients and their families. Since the passage of the Affordable Care of Act (ACA) by President Barack Obama, the requirement for health insurance coverage has not translated to utilization of preventative care services. The purpose of this study is to determine the motivation for African Americans who have insurance coverage and access to care who are not taking advantage of opportunities for screenings and health education. The health belief model was used to determine how belief and modifying factors influence health decisions. The quantitative study required use of a secondary dataset to determine utilization of preventative care services, insurance affordability, future access to care and understanding of the health care law. The study included testing the statistical significance of these factors among African Americans, White Americans, and Hispanic Americans who participated in the Healthy Americas Survey. Using the program SPSS to process data analyzation and organize output, results reveal that African American participants are concerned about the future ability to access and afford care. With a history of distrust amongst African Americans and the health industry, social implications are for administrators and providers to bridge the gap by offering health education to those in their immediate communities and requesting and implementing feedback from those same individuals.
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Yaites, LaToya D. "The Essence of African Americans’ Decisions to Seek Professional Counseling Services: a Phenomenological Study." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc804978/.

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Mental health disparity is an emerging national concern with evidence suggesting individuals from non-dominant populations are less likely to seek and persist in mental health services compared to their dominant culture peers. In particular, African Americans may underutilize professional counseling services due to factors such as stigma, healthy cultural mistrust, and cultural values. To date, researchers have paid limited attention to ways to break through barriers to mental health equity. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore African Americans’ experiences and decision-making seeking professional counseling services. I addressed the following questions: How do African Americans make meaning of their decision to seek counselor services? What considerations are involved in decision- making with African Americans who decide to seek professional counseling services? Participants included 10 African American women who had attended counseling with a licensed professional counselor (LPC) or LPC Intern in the past three years. I identified six emergent themes through adapted classic phenomenological analysis: feelings prior to attending counseling, coping mechanisms utilized prior to counseling, barriers to treatment, motivation to attend counseling, characteristics of counselor, and post counseling experiences. Participants reported increased personal growth, insight, and desire to recommend counseling to others. Findings inform communities about what counseling is (and is not) as well as different types of support that can be obtained from a professional counselor. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.
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Ware, Sonya M. "Exploring vocational rehabilitation outcomes of African Americans with emotional and behavioral disabilities a national investigation /." Connect to resource, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1127238552.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005.
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Hicks, Simone B. "A Case Study: Exploring African American Parental Involvement of Students with Disabilities in Transition Planning in an Urban School District." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1522178399548356.

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Majors-Stewart, Natalie Nicole. "Factors that contribute to the reluctance of mental health treatment seeking among African Americans." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3302.

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Stoney, BeEtta Lorraine. "The invisible minority : voices of African American students with sensory and physical disabilities in university settings /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.

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Books on the topic "African Americans with disabilities – Services for"

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McWilliam, R. A. Cultural models among African American families receiving early intervention services. [Chapel Hill, N.C.]: University of North Carolina, 1998.

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Finance, Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and. Family support multi-cultural project: Request for proposals (RFP) #92-1(3)(B). Boston, Mass: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office for Administration and Finance, 1993.

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San Francisco (Calif.). Office of the Mayor. Americans with Disabilities Act transition plan. San Francisco, CA: Office of the Mayor, 1997.

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Rubin, Paula N. The Americans with Disabilities Act and criminal justice: Mental disabilities and corrections. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1995.

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Botswana. Ministry of Health. Rehabilitation Services Division. Empowering people with disabilities: African decade for people with disabilities, 1999-2009. Gaborone, Botswana: Rehabilitation Services Division in conjunction with the Health Education Unit, Family Health Division, Ministry of Health, 2002.

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Goodman, Wylie. Support for Native Americans with developmental disabilities. Chicago: American Indian Health Service, Child Development Program, 1996.

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Bowe, Frank. Black adults with disabilities: A statistical report drawn from Census Bureau data. Washington, D.C: President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, 1985.

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Bowe, Frank. Black adults with disabilities: A statistical report drawn from Census Bureau data. Washington, D.C: President's Committee on Employment of th Handicapped, 1985.

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Barbara, Wright. Americans with developmental disabilities: Policy directions for the states. Denver, Colo: National Conference of State Legislatures, 1991.

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Rubin, Paula N. The Americans with Disabilities Act and criminal justice: Providing inmate services. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1994.

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Jackson, James S. "The mental health service and training needs of African Americans." In Ethnic minority perspectives on clinical training and services in psychology., 33–42. Washington: American Psychological Association, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/10102-004.

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Keller-Bell, Yolanda D. "Intervention Services for a Child With Multiple Disabilities." In Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies, 35–53. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2261-5.ch003.

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This chapter will focus on providing intervention services for an eight-year-old African-American female, Dawn, with multiple disabilities. Dawn has been diagnosed with Down syndrome, a comorbid diagnosis of an intellectual disability, and exhibits behavior problems at home and school. In this scenario, she has been evaluated within the school system to determine eligibility for services, and the speech-language pathologist needs to develop intervention goals and select therapy strategies to provide appropriate services. While both parents are involved in the child's care, the family does not have permanent housing and moves frequently. Information from actual cases has been incorporated into this chapter.
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Keller-Bell, Yolanda D. "Intervention Services for a Child With Multiple Disabilities." In Research Anthology on Physical and Intellectual Disabilities in an Inclusive Society, 1135–53. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3542-7.ch062.

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This chapter will focus on providing intervention services for an eight-year-old African-American female, Dawn, with multiple disabilities. Dawn has been diagnosed with Down syndrome, a comorbid diagnosis of an intellectual disability, and exhibits behavior problems at home and school. In this scenario, she has been evaluated within the school system to determine eligibility for services, and the speech-language pathologist needs to develop intervention goals and select therapy strategies to provide appropriate services. While both parents are involved in the child's care, the family does not have permanent housing and moves frequently. Information from actual cases has been incorporated into this chapter.
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"An Analysis of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) in the Twenty-First Century." In Disability Issues for Social Workers and Human Services Professionals in the Twenty-First Century, 141–72. Routledge, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203051085-11.

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Bursa, Deborah, Lorraine Justice, and Mimi Kessler. "U.S. Disabilities Legislation Affecting Electronic and Information Technology." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, First Edition, 2916–20. IGI Global, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-553-5.ch519.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the cornerstone legislation to address the civil rights of people with disabilities, including making products, services, and physical environments accessible to them. Almost everyone in the U.S. is familiar with the ADA, but designers of technology products and services need to be aware of accessibility standards that go beyond the ADA: specifically, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Communications Act. These laws define accessibility standards and guidelines that impact the design of electronic, information, and telecommunication technologies, and they are intended to promote products and services that are as accessible to persons with disabilities as those without (Section 508, 1998). Furthermore, with the aging of the U.S. and world populations (Forrester, 2004), the number of people who want to use technology but cannot, because of disabilities, is on the rise. Designers of technology need to understand how modifications in traditional design will make products more marketable and usable by a wider range of customers. This article reviews important aspects of Sections 508 and 255, assistive technology and accessible design, and additional sources of information and training.
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Constantine, Madonna G., Mai M. Kindaichi, Sheila V. Graham, and Nicole L. Watkins. "Strategies for Reducing Disparities in African Americans’ Receipt and Use of Mental Health Services." In Toward Equity in Health. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/9780826103680.0009.

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Forman, Howard. "ADA/Disability." In Landmark Cases in Forensic Psychiatry, 97–102. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199344659.003.0016.

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Chapter 16 includes a group of cases that relate to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Most of the cases involve Title II of the act, specifically that no individual with a disability can be denied services by public entities. The disabilities claimed in the cases vary broadly, from HIV to carpal tunnel syndrome to schizophrenia, but they are all critical in defining accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Olmstead v. Zimring is particularly relevant to psychiatry because it addressed the concern about institutional warehousing of mentally disabled individuals. Other cases in this section include Carter v. General Motors, Bragdon v. Abbott, Pennsylvania v. Yeskey, Toyota v. Williams, Hargrave v. Vermont, and U.S. v. Georgia.
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Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta. "Homeowner’s Business." In Race for Profit, 1–24. University of North Carolina Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469653662.003.0001.

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In the late 1960’s it was common knowledge that the nation’s urban areas, mostly inhabited by African Americans, were plagued by poverty and unrest. The Lyndon B. Johnson administration felt the urban housing issue could be solved with a marriage between the private and public sectors. For decades the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) barred African Americans from homeownership by claiming they were too financially risky to receive the same services from the real estate and banking industries as Whites. The passing of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968 eliminated this perceived risk by allowing low interest mortgage loans that were fully backed by the federal government. Finally, African Americans were given access to conventional real estate practices and mortgage financing. However, ingrained racisms within the government and private sector ensured African Americans were incorporated into the housing market on more expensive and unfair terms than White Americans. The author refers to this phenomenon as predatory inclusion.
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Lee, Hwa. "The Internet of Things and Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities." In The Internet of Things, 161–87. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1832-7.ch008.

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With the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the past two decades have seen a proliferation of Assistive Technology (AT) and its enabling impact on the lives of people with disabilities in the areas of accessing information, communication, and daily living activities. Due to recent emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), the fields of rehabilitation, healthcare, and education are challenged to incorporate the IoT applications into current AT services. While IoT applications continue to be developed and integrated into AT, they are still at a primitive stage where clear guidelines are yet to be developed and benefits are yet to be substantiated to ensure the quality of lives of people with disabilities. This chapter provides an overview of the IoT and AT integrated applications based on the building blocks of the IoT, along with recent trends and issues relevant to accessing technology for people with disabilities.
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Lee, Hwa. "The Internet of Things and Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities." In Internet of Things and Advanced Application in Healthcare, 32–65. IGI Global, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1820-4.ch002.

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With the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the past two decades have seen a proliferation of Assistive Technology (AT) and its enabling impact on the lives of people with disabilities in the areas of accessing information, communication, and daily living activities. Due to recent emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), the fields of rehabilitation, healthcare, and education are challenged to incorporate the IoT applications into current AT services. While IoT applications continue to be developed and integrated into AT, they are still at a primitive stage where clear guidelines are yet to be developed and benefits are yet to be substantiated to ensure the quality of lives of people with disabilities. This chapter provides an overview of the IoT and AT integrated applications based on the building blocks of the IoT, along with recent trends and issues relevant to accessing technology for people with disabilities.
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