Exploring the Vocational Rehabilitation Acceptance Rates for Hispanics Versus Non-Hispanics in the United States

Wilson, Keith B.; Senices, Julissa

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00583.x

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“…In fact, racial minorities tend to experience more problems than their Cau-casian counterparts at every step in the VR process [3]. Compared to Caucasians, minority VR applicants are more likely to be screened out before receiving VR services [3], and thus are less likely to be accepted for VR services [8,10,[31][32][33]. Furthermore, if found eligible for services, minorities are less likely than Caucasians to be rehabilitated [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ethnicity/racial differences in employment outcomes following Spinal Cord Injury

Arango‐Lasprilla

Ketchum

Stevens

et al. 2009

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Objective: To examine differences in employment outcomes among Hispanics and Caucasians with Spinal Cord Injuries at one year post-injury. Design: Retrospective study. Setting: Longitudinal dataset of the SCI Model Systems. Participants: 11,424 Individuals diagnosed with spinal cord injury (1369 Hispanics and 10055 Caucasians) that were enrolled in the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC) database and interviewed during their scheduled one-year post-injury follow-up evaluation between 1975 and 2006. Main Outcome Measures: Employment status (competitively employed, unemployed and other).Results: After adjusting for age, gender, marital status, education level, employment status at admissions, cause of injury, category of neuro-impairment, and ASIA impairment scale, race/ethnicity has a significant effect on employment status at 1 year post-injury. Specifically, the odds of unemployment versus employment were 1.864 times greater for Hispanics than for Caucasians (95% CI = 1.478, 2.349) and the odds of unemployment versus other were 1.980 times greater for Hispanics than for Caucasians (95% CI = 1.625, 2.413). Conclusions: Racial disparities do exist in successful employment after 1 year post SCI, particularly between Caucasians and Hispanics. Future research should focus on what factors contribute to this disparity, along with forming new education and rehabilitation strategies to improve return-to-work outcomes for Hispanics after SCI.

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“…Additionally, job coaches and case managers who can help provide job accommodation, assistive technology, or other support resources may also not have Spanish speaking skills or understand many of the family cultural issues involved [31]. These service providers are key support professionals in helping to overcome severe SCI.…”

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Ethnicity/racial differences in employment outcomes following Spinal Cord Injury

Arango‐Lasprilla

Ketchum

Stevens

et al. 2009

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“…For example, VR acceptance rates for black applicants are consistently lower than acceptance rates for white applicants, with no differences observed for American Indian applicants compared to whites and mixed results for Asians and Pacific Islanders [1,19,20]. Hispanic acceptance rates are similar to those of non-Hispanic whites [1], though when compared to all non-Hispanics, Hispanics have higher acceptance rates for VR services [21]. Other research using RSA-911 data has focused on acceptance rates, service patterns, and outcomes for specific populations with disabilities, such as legally blind and visually impaired individuals [4] and those with traumatic brain injuries [2,3].…”

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Closures are the tip of the iceberg: Exploring the variation in state vocational rehabilitation program exits after service receipt

Stapleton

Honeycutt

Schechter

2010

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

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Despite the important role that state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies play in promoting employment for people with disabilities, little is known about how their exits after service receipt vary with individual characteristics and across states compared to the general population with disabilities. We used fiscal year 2007 RSA administrative data and American Community Survey public use files to calculate the ratio of the number of individuals exiting VR after service receipt to the estimated number of working-age people with disabilities in 2007 at the national and state levels and the ratios for demographic, educational, and disability subgroups. Our results show that 1.3 of every 100 working-age adults with a disability in the household population exited a VR agency after receiving services, with state variation ranging from 0.6 percent in Washington and Puerto Rico to 4.0 percent in Vermont. We also found large differences across subgroups -differences that are much larger in some states than in others. These disparities raise questions about why some groups are more likely to complete VR services than others and whether VR agencies should systematically target more resources to certain groups. Further research is needed to better understand how well people with disabilities complete VR agency services.

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“…VR disparities in access to services, quality of services and outcomes for individuals from minority backgrounds have been documented in previous research (e.g., Alston, Harley & Middleton, 2006;Wilson, Harley & Alston, 2001;Wilson & Senices, 2005). Tay- lor-Ritzler et al (2010) argued that with few exceptions (see Wheaton, 1995;Whitfield, Venable, & Broussard, 2010;Wilson, 1999), when compared to White consumers, ethnic minorities are significantly less likely to be accepted for services or to obtain gainful employment and when employed, they earn less income than Whites.…”

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Predictors of Outcomes for African Americans in a Rehabilitation State Agency: Implications for National Policy and Practice

Balcázar¹,

Oberoi²,

Suárez-Balcázar³

et al. 2012

Rehab Res Pol Educ

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A review of vocational rehabilitation (VR) data from a Midwestern state was conducted to identify predictors of rehabilitation outcomes for African American consumers. The database included 37,404 African Americans who were referred or self-referred over a period of five years. Logistic regression analysis indicated that except for age and disability type, none of the other demographic variables were significant predictors of vocational rehabilitation for the individuals in the sample. However, as the amount of money spent on a case increased, the probability of gaining employment increased. Recommendations for VR practice with minority consumers are suggested.Balcazar et al.

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Exploring the Vocational Rehabilitation Acceptance Rates for Hispanics Versus Non-Hispanics in the United States

Cited by 27 publications

References 30 publications

Ethnicity/racial differences in employment outcomes following Spinal Cord Injury

Ethnicity/racial differences in employment outcomes following Spinal Cord Injury

Closures are the tip of the iceberg: Exploring the variation in state vocational rehabilitation program exits after service receipt

Predictors of Outcomes for African Americans in a Rehabilitation State Agency: Implications for National Policy and Practice

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