Disability Series: Disability Rights, Benefits, and Support Services Sourcebook

Editor: Williams, Angela L.
Publication Year: 2020
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc.

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-0-7808-1764-7
Category: Health & Medicine - Health
Image Count: 12
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

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.

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Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Part 1: Understanding Disabilities
  • Chapter 1 — What Is a Disability?
  • Chapter 2 — Illness and Disability
  • Chapter 3 — Disability Types
  • Chapter 4 — Impact of Disability on Society
  • Chapter 5 — Disability Inclusion
  • Chapter 6 — Disability and Health Information for People with Disabilities
  • Chapter 7 — Disability and Health Information for Women with Disabilities
  • Chapter 8 — Disability and Health Information for Family Caregivers
  • Chapter 9 — Disability and Healthy Living
  • Part 2: Disability Rights
  • Chapter 10 — Disability History: The Disability-Rights Movement
  • Chapter 11 — Disability-Rights Laws
  • Chapter 12 — Mobility Access to Medical Care
  • Chapter 13 — Laws to Protect from Discrimination
  • Chapter 14 — Right to Education
  • Chapter 15 — Housing Rights for People with Disabilities
  • Chapter 16 — Employment Rights
  • Chapter 17 — Right to Vote
  • Chapter 18 — Drug Addiction and Federal Disability Rights Laws
  • Part 3: Disability Benefits
  • Chapter 19 — Benefits for People with Disabilities
  • Chapter 20 — Benefits for Children with Disabilities
  • Chapter 21 — Supplemental Security Income
  • Chapter 22 — Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
  • Chapter 23 — Tax Benefits and Credits
  • Chapter 24 — The Marketplace Application and Disabilities
  • Chapter 25 — Insurance for People with Disabilities
  • Chapter 26 — Disability Compensation for Veterans
  • Part 4: Support Services for People with Disabilities
  • Chapter 27 — Housing Support for People with Disabilities
  • Chapter 28 — Finding Meaningful Employment
  • Chapter 29 — Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology
  • Chapter 30 — Transport Facilities for People with Disabilities
  • Part 5: Additional Resources
  • Chapter 31 — Organizations That Provide Services for People with Disabilities