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An in-depth analysis of the development of disability policy in the united states throughout the 20th century. It covers the various stages of policy, from income and health benefits to education, work services, research, accessibility, and civil rights. National government rehabilitation and disability agencies and explains the role of interest groups. It also discusses legislation related to income and health benefits, education and work policy, research and accessibility, and civil rights.
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Identify stages in the development ofDisability Policy in the United States in the 20
th
Century
Introduce national governmentrehabilitation and disability agencies
Explain the role of interest groups
Types of Programs:
Programs for those injured at work or veteransPrograms that pay benefits to persons who aredisabled and poorGeneral Disability Programs that that paybenefits to those who are enrolled in/insured bythe program
Social Security Act, 1935, benefits to retirees andblind people.
Social Security Disability Insurance, 1956,benefits for people who could show they weredisabled and who had paid into the system.
Supplemental Security Income, 1974, benefits fordisabled, blind and aged people who are poor.
Social Security Act, 1965, Medicaid
government
care for the poor.
physician services, screening and treatment ofchildren for various sicknesses andimpairments.
disabled with assistive technology and homeaides
Medicare Structure
expenses for specified periods
of physician and outpatient services, surgicalprocedures, ambulance services; very limitedlong term care coverage
Education Policy
Employment and Work Policy
Research
Accessibility
U.S. National Institute on Disability andRehabilitation Research:http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR
U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs:http://www.vard.org/cent/centers.htm
National Science Foundation:
http:// www.nsf.gov
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation
Research (National Institutes of Health): http://www.nichd.nih.gov
Research to support re-integration intosociety
New Paradigm of Disability: Disability is arelationship between impairment and theenvironment
Employment Outcomes
Health and Function
Technology for Access and Function
Independent Living and Community Integration
Information Dissemination
Associated Areas: Disability Statistics, outcomemeasures, international
Advanced Rehabilitation Training Projects
Americans with Disabilities Act TechnicalAssistance
Assistive Technology Act
Centers of Excellence Model
Competitive grants process
Peer Review
Program Review