Social Workers Knowledge Of The Employment Provisions Of The Americans With Disabilities Act And Their Attitudes Toward It
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Author | : Brigida Hernandez |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1999 |
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ISBN | : |
This study investigated attitudes toward and knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). One hundred and thirty-three representatives from the private (for profit) and public (not for profit) sectors completed a series of paper-and-pencil measures. The malleability of ADA attitudes was also examined (70 participants received a negative and 63 participants received a neutral presentation of the ADA). As a whole, participants expressed positive attitudes toward the ADA and disability rights. Predictors of ADA attitudes included type of establishment, malleability of ADA attitudes, and knowledge of this law. More specifically, (a) public sector representatives expressed more favorable attitudes than those from the private sector; (b) participants who received the neutral ADA presentation reported more positive views than those in the negative group; and (c) participants with more ADA knowledge expressed more favorable attitudes than those with less knowledge of this law. Overall, participants demonstrated little knowledge about the ADA. Those with higher levels of academic attainment knew more about the ADA than those with lower levels of academic attainment. Lastly, acculturation to mainstream US culture was positively related to ADA knowledge. Implications of findings and directions for future research are discussed.
Author | : John T. Pardeck |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1998-04-30 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0313390886 |
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is grounded in the human rights perspective. Like other civil rights legislation, the ADA is aimed at an oppressed group, persons with disabilities, who have been denied equal opportunities to participate in the larger society. As Pardeck makes clear, the goal of ADA, ending discrimination against people with disabilities in all facets of American life, is aligned with the philosophies and traditions of the social work profession. Pardeck provides a detailed overview and analysis of the ADA that will help professional social workers as well as students entering the field realize the full significance of the new rights and protections extended to people with disabilities. He also provides specific case studies and examples to illustrate the range of opportunities afforded the disabled and their advocates.
Author | : Alfred Kadushin |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2014-04-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0231525397 |
First published in 1976, Supervision in Social Work has become an essential text for social work educators and students, detailing the state of the field and the place, function, and challenges of supervision in social work practice. This fifth edition takes into account the sizable number of articles and books published on supervision since 2002. Changes in public health and social welfare policy have intensified concern about the social work supervision of licensed practitioners. Tax and spending limitations at all levels of government, combined with the unfolding effects of welfare reform and managed health care, have increasingly emphasized the need for the efficient and accountable administration of health and social services in the private and public sectors. This edition confronts issues raised by these developments, including budgetary allocation and staff management, the problems of worker burnout and safety, the changing demographics and growing diversity of the supervising workforce, evidence-based and licensure supervision, and performance appraisal.
Author | : Peter David Blanck |
Publisher | : Northwestern University Press |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780810116894 |
The Americans with Disabilities Act was heralded by its congressional sponsors as an emancipation proclamation for people with disabilities and as the most important civil rights legislation passed in a generation. This book offers an assessment of what has actually occurred since the ADA's enactment in 1990. In empirically based articles, contributors from the fields of law, health policy, government, and business reveal the unsoundness of charges from the right that the ADA will bankrupt industry, and assumptions on the left that the ADA will prove ineffective in helping people with disabilities enter and remain in the workforce.
Author | : Peter David Blanck |
Publisher | : AAMR |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780940898523 |
A pioneering reference for the community of people with mental retardation, their families, employers, lawyers, researchers, and policy makers. Based on empirical research and legal analysis, examines the antidiscrimination protections set out in the US act regarding employment. Especially considers
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Discrimination against people with disabilities |
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Author | : DIANE Publishing Company |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 1994-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0788108603 |
An evaluation of the current efforts under the ADA in the area of psychiatric disabilities & employment, & a review of the data that may assist future implementation. Conclusion is that the current level of guidance, technical assistance, & research activities are unlikely to optimally assist employers & people with psychiatric disabilities in exercising their rights & responsibilities under the law. Describes a variety of workplace accommodations that may be useful to people with psychiatric disabilities. Glossary. Illustrated.
Author | : United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Disabled |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 764 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Social Security |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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