Bibliograph

Disability rights, benefits, and support services sourcebook, basic consumer health information about different types of disabilities, barriers faced by people with disabilities, disability-rights movement, American with Disabilities Act, right to education, housing, employment, supplemental security income, marketplace application, voting rights, access to medical care, and transportation, and offers guidance on benefits for adults and children, social security disability insurance, tax exemptions, coverage options, and compensation, and financial independence ; along with facts about rehabilitative and assistive technology and resources for additional help and information, [edited by] Angela L. Williams

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Disability rights, benefits, and support services sourcebook, basic consumer health information about different types of disabilities, barriers faced by people with disabilities, disability-rights movement, American with Disabilities Act, right to education, housing, employment, supplemental security income, marketplace application, voting rights, access to medical care, and transportation, and offers guidance on benefits for adults and children, social security disability insurance, tax exemptions, coverage options, and compensation, and financial independence ; along with facts about rehabilitative and assistive technology and resources for additional help and information, [edited by] Angela L. Williams

Language

eng

Abstract

Disability Rights, Benefits, and Support Services Sourcebook, First Edition, provides an overview of rights and laws enacted to protect and accommodate people with disabilities. It includes information on federal laws that protect the right to vote, education programs and accommodations, Social Security benefits for individuals with a disability and the processes required to apply for these benefits, disability compensation benefits for veterans, information on how to find government and local disability programs and services, and other resources

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page ix)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Disability rights, benefits, and support services sourcebook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1232236974

Responsibility statement

[edited by] Angela L. Williams

Series statement

Disability series

Sub title

basic consumer health information about different types of disabilities, barriers faced by people with disabilities, disability-rights movement, American with Disabilities Act, right to education, housing, employment, supplemental security income, marketplace application, voting rights, access to medical care, and transportation, and offers guidance on benefits for adults and children, social security disability insurance, tax exemptions, coverage options, and compensation, and financial independence ; along with facts about rehabilitative and assistive technology and resources for additional help and information

Table Of Contents

What is a disability? -- Illness and disability -- Disability types -- Impact of disability on society -- Disability inclusion -- Disability and health information for people with disabilities -- Disability and health information for women with disabilities -- Disability and health information for family caregivers -- Disability and healthy living -- Disability history : the disability-rights movement -- Disability-rights laws -- Mobility access to medical care -- Laws to protect from discrimination -- Right to education -- Housing rights for people with disabilities -- Employment rights -- Right to vote -- Drug addiction and federal disability rights laws -- Benefits for people with disabilities -- Benefits for children with disabilities -- Supplemental Security Income -- Social Security Disability Insurance benefits -- Tax benefits and credits -- The Marketplace application and disabilities -- Insurance for people with disabilities -- Disability compensation for veterans -- Housing support for people with disabilities -- Finding meaningful employment -- Rehabilitative and assistive technology -- Transport facilities for people with disabilities -- Organizations that provide services for people with disabilities

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