The purpose of this study was to identify higher levels of income, based on consumer characteristics (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, Hispanic origin) and service variables (i.e., assessment, restoration, job placement), for persons who are deaf and closed rehabilitated (Status 26). A split-half cross-validation research design was used to evaluate 2,422 case records obtained from the RSA-911 database for fiscal year 1996 on three consumer and eight service variables. Results are presented for income, and the implications of findings for research and practice are discussed.
This article examines the relationship between race, vocational rehabilitation (VR) services, and the rehabilitation outcomes (i.e., closure status and income) of persons with severe/profound mental retardation. Six predictor variables (race, business and vocational training, on-the-job training, transportation, adjustment, and job placement) were used to predict one dichotomous criterion variable—closure status—and one continuous criterion variable—income (i.e., level of weekly earnings). Logistic regression analysis revealed that European Americans were significantly more likely to achieve closure success when compared to African Americans. Findings also indicated that persons with severe/profound mental retardation who were provided with job placement services were significantly more likely to achieve closure success (Status 26). Results are presented for each criterion variable, and the implications of the findings for service and research are discussed.
This study reports on an investigation of barriers that prevent Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from fully participating in the federal disability and rehabilitation research and development (R&D) agenda. The Delphi technique was used to examine panelists' perceptions on the importance of contextual R&D barriers ensuing from policy/systems issues across 13 different categories. The findings provide information about what Federal research entities (e.g., National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research) and HBCU administrators can do to more effectively address the Section 21 Legislative Mandate of the 1992 Rehabilitation Act Amendments and stimulate competitive R&D participation across the HBCU community. Moore et al. Keywords: historically Black colleges and universities, research capacity building, research and development, federal research entities and disability policyThe Section 21 Mandate of the 1992 Rehabilitation Act Amendments is perhaps one of the most significant pieces of legislation that specifically addresses the unique needs of persons of color served by the state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) system. Congress enacted this legislation to respond to findings documenting patterns of inequitable treatment for persons of color (e.g., African Americans) in all junctures of the VR process. Section 21 provided a "legislative mandate" to address these VR system disparities by en-
The purpose of this study was to explain, from a VR service perspective, reported differences in proportions of successful closures (i.e., status 26) based on race/ethnicity (Caucasians, African-American, American-Indian, Asian-American) and Hispanic origin (Latinos, non-Latinos) for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. A series of cross tabulations and chi square analyses were utilized to investigate potential relationships between variables. Caucasians were found to achieve successful closure at a significantly higher proportion than did members of the race/ethnicity variable; non-Latinos were found to achieve successful closure at a significantly higher proportion than Latinos; a significantly lower proportion of those services found to be significantly associated with closure success (assessment and restoration) were provided to members of the race/ethnicity variable; a significantly lower proportion of those services (assessment, counseling and guidance, restoration, and job placement) found to be significantly associated with closure success were provided to Latinos. Implications of findings for service and research are discussed.
This report identifies disparities in the proportions of vocational rehabilitation (VR) cases closed into competitive jobs (Status 26) based on type of hearing loss (i.e., deaf, late-deafened, and hard-of-hearing). Case records obtained from the RSA-911 database for fiscal year 1997 were evaluated. A series of chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses were utilized to investigate potential relationships. Results indicate that a significantly greater proportion of VR consumers who are deaf achieve competitive jobs than of consumers who are late-deafened and hard-of-hearing. A significantly lower proportion of VR services significantly associated with competitive jobs (i.e., college or university training, business and vocational training, on-the-job training, and job placement) were provided to consumers who were late-deafened and hard-of-hearing. Results are presented for work status at closure (i.e., competitive jobs vs. noncompetitive jobs), and the implications of findings for service and research are discussed.
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