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History of Disability Policy in the US: From Benefits to Rights, Slides of Public Health

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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DISABILITY AND PUBLIC

POLICY IN THE UNITED

STATES

Purpose of Presentation

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

Stage I: National and State Disability

Income Benefits Policy

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

Stage I: Income Benefits

Legislation

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.

Stage I: Health Legislation--

Medicaid

Social Security Act, 1965, Medicaid

  • Sets up a partnership between different levels of

government

  • Aims at improving access and quality of health

care for the poor.

Stage I: Health Legislation—

Medicaid (continued)

  • Mandatory benefits include hospital and

physician services, screening and treatment ofchildren for various sicknesses andimpairments.

  • Optional benefits have been used to assist

disabled with assistive technology and homeaides

Stage I: Health Legislation—

Medicare (continued)

Medicare Structure

  • Part A: Hospital Insurance covers hospital

expenses for specified periods

  • Part B: Voluntary, benefits covers a wide range

of physician and outpatient services, surgicalprocedures, ambulance services; very limitedlong term care coverage

Stage II: Beyond Income and

Health Policy to Community

Integration and Research

Education Policy

Employment and Work Policy

Research

Accessibility

Stage II: Governmental

Support for Rehabilitation and

Disability Research

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

Stage II: Governmental

Support for Rehabilitation and

Disability Research (continued)

National Science Foundation:

http:// www.nsf.gov

National Center for Medical Rehabilitation

Research (National Institutes of Health): http://www.nichd.nih.gov

Stage II: National Institute on

Disability and Rehabilitation

Research (NIDRR) Mission

Research to support re-integration intosociety

New Paradigm of Disability: Disability is arelationship between impairment and theenvironment

Stage II: NIDRR Long Range

Plan: Research Elements

Employment Outcomes

Health and Function

Technology for Access and Function

Independent Living and Community Integration

Information Dissemination

Associated Areas: Disability Statistics, outcomemeasures, international

Stage II: NIDRR Programs

(continued)

Advanced Rehabilitation Training Projects

Americans with Disabilities Act TechnicalAssistance

Assistive Technology Act

Stage II: NIDRR Research

Structure

Centers of Excellence Model

Competitive grants process

IRB

Peer Review

Program Review