Access to Vocational Rehabilitation: The Impact of Race and Ethnicity

This study, of racial and ethnic minorities’ access (application and entry) to the state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) system, found that access percentages were higher for African Americans, lower for Whites, and about the same for Hispanic Americans relative to the percentages of persons...

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Published in:Journal of visual impairment & blindness 2004-07, Vol.98 (7), p.410-419
Main Authors: Giesen, J. Martin, Cavenaugh, Brenda S., Sansing, William K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Education
African Americans
Ethnic Groups
Hispanic Americans
Racial Differences
Socioeconomic Status
Visual Impairments
Vocational Rehabilitation
Whites
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Summary:This study, of racial and ethnic minorities’ access (application and entry) to the state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) system, found that access percentages were higher for African Americans, lower for Whites, and about the same for Hispanic Americans relative to the percentages of persons of the same race and ethnicity who are visually impaired in the national population. It concluded that the socioeconomic disadvantages of African Americans who are visually impaired increase their need to access VR relative to Whites who are visually impaired.
ISSN:0145-482X
1559-1476
DOI:10.1177/0145482X0409800703