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what is rehabilitation?

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  • A phase in medical care (preventive &
    curative medicine, followed by
    rehabilitative)
  • A field of medicine (Physical Medicine &
    Rehabilitation)
  • Comprehensive rehabilitation
    (Physical, Psychological, & Social functioning)
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what is vocational rehabilitation?

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a comprehensive sequence of services, mutually planned by the consumer and rehabilitation counselor, to maximize employability, independence, integration, and participation of persons with disabilities in the work place and the community

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history of rehabilitation

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focuses on treating those who deviate negatively
from the majority in society in regard to
one or more of the following:
◼Physical appearance
◼Physical functioning
◼Intellectual functioning
◼Behavior

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disability

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a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activites

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society’s response to disability

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perceived:
1. cause of disability
2. threat of disability (burden to society)
3. responsibility of disability
4. prevailing economic conditions
5. sociocultural philosophy
6. existing medical knowledge

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1917 Smith-Hughes Act

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retaining needs of dislocated industrial workers
made federal monies available to each state on a matching basis for vocational education programs

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Soldier’s Rehabilitation Act 1918

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first U.S. federal program for VR of PWD
VR programs for veterans with disabilities

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1920: The Smith-Fess Act

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First federal Civilian VR Act
Extended vocational education to individuals with physical disabilities

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1935: Social Security Act

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The vocational rehabilitation program became a permanent
program

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1936: Randolph-Sheppard Act

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Enabled people who were blind to operate vending stands on
federal property

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1938: Wagner-O’Day Act

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Created the National Industries for the Blind
Made it mandatory for the federal government to purchase
designated products from workshops for the blind

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1943: Barden LaFollette Act

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Extended federal-state rehabilitation program services to persons
with mental retardation or mental illness

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1954: Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments

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Expanded services to a larger number of persons with
mental retardation or mental illness

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1956: Social Security Act Amendments

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Authorized Social Security disability allowance for any
permanently disabled “injured” person age 50 or older

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1965: Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments

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Established 6- and 18-month extended evaluation services
to determine the employment potential of some applicants

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1972: Social Security Act Amendments

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Made beneficiaries with disabilities eligible for Medicare
health coverage

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Rehabilitation Act of 1973

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main goals:
- serve people with severe disabilities
- promote consumer involvement
- stress program evaluation
- support research
- advance civil rights of PWD
- prohibit discrimination on basis of disability

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section 501

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affirmative action
- mandated nondiscrimination by federal government in its own hiring practices
- each department required to submit “an affirmative action program plan for the hiring, placement, and advancement of those with disabilities”

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Section 502

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Accessibility
Established the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
(ATBCB) to enforce the 1968 Architectural Barriers Act

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Section 503

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Affirmative Action by Federal Contractors
Affirmative action and nondiscrimination in employment by federal contractors and
subcontractors with contracts of more than $10,000.00

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Section 504

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Equal Opportunities
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall,
solely be reason of his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance . . .

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Education for All Handicapped Children of 1975

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schools given task to identify children with disabilities and make sure they are provided for

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004

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children with disabilities are provided with free, public education
- least restrictive environment

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reasonable accommodations

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modification or adjustment to a job or work environment
- NOT a fundamental alteration in the nature of a program

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essential functions
primary duties of job why the job exists the fundamental job duties that you must be able to perform on your own with or without a reasonable accommodation (and that are not marginal
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undue hardships or burden
when an accommodation requires significant difficulty or expense employers are not required to provide accommodations if it causes this
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ADA signed in 1990
extended protections of Section 504 in private sector employment settings purpose is to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for elimination of discrimination against PWD
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qualified individual under ADA
physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life functions - recorded as having or had a disability - regarded as having a disability
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disability is determined...
on an individual basis
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Title V: Miscellaneous
retaliation or coercion against PWD seeking to enforce their rights under ADA
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Title IV: Telecommunications
Mandated the availability of a dual-party relay service Mandated all television public service announcements using federal assistance provide closed captioning of the verbal content of the announcement - Enforcement = Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
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Title III: Public Accommodations
Prohibits discrimination by private entities that own public accommodations by providing PWD an equal opportunity to receive the benefits of goods and services in the most integrated settings - ex) Hotels, restaurants, bars, golf courses, stores, theaters, and hospitals - Enforcements = Dept. of Justice
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Title II: Public Services
Subtitle A: state and local government services - access to public entities for PWD (Provide an interpreter in a city council mtg for those who are deaf) Subtitle B: public transportation - Provided by bus, rail, or commuter rail - Enforcement = Dept. of Justice
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Title I: Employment
Applies to private employers with at least 15 employees Enforcement of Title I = Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities unless to do so would cause an undue hardship on the company
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Mitigating Measures
a treatment or device that ameliorates the effects of a disability (such as assistive or prosthetic devices or medicines)
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Direct Threat
No requirement to hire if it poses a direct threat to self or others
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ADA Amendments Act 2008
“reinstating a broad scope of protection” “w/o regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures” - Except for ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses - Still considered a disability even if the disability is episodic in nature
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ADAAA 2008
reinstating a broad scope of protection without regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures - except for eyeglasses or contact lenses - still considered a disability even if it is episodic in nature major life activities and body functions
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quality of life
life satisfaction adaptation to disability social support economic well-being case of Baby Doe
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economic arguments
2-4 years to pay back rehab costs (taxes) PWDs cost billions in Federal disability income support programs government earns about $11 in taxes for every $1 spent on rehab programs
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moral arguments
rehab is provided by a humane society allows us to be each other's keepers decent society is obligated to provide rehabilitation
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scarce resources
require us to decide what we value and what is most important - 15% on transition resources, WIOA 2014
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upside-down welfarism
evidence for "creaming the crop" evidence against order of selection - serve most severe disabilities first
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principles for decision making
utilitarianism egalitarianism pragmatic approach humanitarian approach
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utilitarian
advocates greatest good for greatest number
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egalitarianism
fairness
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pragmatic approach
considers usefulness and actual outcome
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humanitarian approach
improve general welfare/happiness of people
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TABS
temporary able-bodied people - anyone can develop a disability throughout life
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PWDs often have said...
"nothing about us, without us"
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
This Federal law: - Sets minimum standards that must be met by all states - Covers health insurers - Covers employers with 15+ employees

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