Angela L. Williams - Disability Rights, Benefits, and Support Services Sourcebook: Disability Series

Disability Rights,
Benefits, and
Support Services

SOURCEBOOK

Disability Series

Disability Rights,
Benefits, and
Support Services

SOURCEBOOK

FIRST EDITION

Basic Consumer Health Information about Different Types of Disabilities, Barriers Faced by People with Disabilities, Disability-Rights Movement, Americans with Disabilities Act, Right to Education, Housing, Employment, Supplemental Security Income, Marketplace Application, Voting Rights, Access to Medical Care, and Transportation, and Offers Guidance on Benefits for Adults and Children, Social Security Disability Insurance, Tax Exemptions, Coverage Options, and Compensation, and Financial Independence

Along with Facts about Rehabilitative and Assistive Technology and Resources for Additional Help and Information

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Bibliographic Note

Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.

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OMNIGRAPHICS

Angela L. Williams, Managing Editor

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Copyright 2020 Omnigraphics

ISBN 978-0-7808-1764-7

E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1769-2

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.

Title: Disability rights, benefits, and support services / [edited by] Angela L. Williams.

Description: First edition. | Detroit, MI Omnigraphics, Inc., 2019. | Series: Disability special series | Summary: Provides basic consumer health information about barriers faced by people with disabilities, disability rights movement, right to education, housing, employment, voting, access to medical care, and transportation, as well as Social Security disability insurance, tax exemption, coverage option, and compensation. Includes directory of organizations for people with disabilities--Provided by publisher-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019026875 (print) | LCCN 2019026876 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780817647 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780817692 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: People with disabilities--Services for. | People with disabilities--Civil rights.

Classification: LCC HV1568 .D569444 2019 (print) | LCC HV1568 (ebook) | DDC 362.4--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019026875

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019026876

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The information in this publication was compiled from the sources cited and from other sources considered reliable. While every possible effort has been made to ensure reliability, the publisher will not assume liability for damages caused by inaccuracies in the data, and makes no warranty, express or implied, on the accuracy of the information contained herein.

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Preface

ABOUT THIS BOOK

The Annual Disability Statistics of 2018 report published by the U.S. Census Bureau states that among 20 million working-age people, about 7.5 million had jobs. About 37 percent of U.S. civilians with disabilities aged 18 to 64 years were employed compared to 77.2 percent of the U.S. civilians not classified as disabled who had a job. It was noted that 29 out of the 50 states in the country were awarded job gains among the communities with disabilities. In terms of disability employment among the U.S. states, North Dakota leads at 56.3 percent.

Disability Rights, Benefits, and Support Services Sourcebook, First Edition provides information about the different types of disability and their impact on individuals and society. It also outlines the importance of including people who have limitations and provides information on the barriers to participation. It also explains disability rights and laws and talks about the rights that people with disabilities have to education, housing, employment, voting, access to medical care, and transportation. Disability benefits include Social Security disability insurance, tax exemptions, coverage options, and compensation. Information about the means by which people with disabilities can be financially independent, including benefits for housing and opportunities for employment, and how assistive technology helps people with disabilities recover from injuries and move on with daily life, along with a list of government and private organizations that provide services for people with disabilities is included.

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest. Chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.

defines disability as any condition of the mind or body that results in challenges in everyday life to people with such constraints. It illustrates the different types of disability and their impact on individuals and society. It also summarizes the importance of including people who have limitations and lists the common barriers to participation experienced by people with disabilities.

talks about the disability rights movement and the Americans with Disabilities Act that opened venues to people with disabilities. It explains disability rights laws and talks about the rights that people with disabilities have in regards to education, housing, employment, and voting, along with access to medical care and examination rooms.

focuses on benefits that are due to people with disabilities. It begins with a planner and offers guidance on benefits for adults and children. It discusses Social Security disability insurance, tax exemptions, coverage options, and compensation.

provides information about the means by which people with disabilities can be financially independent, including benefits for housing and opportunities for employment. It discusses how assistive technology helps people with disabilities recover from injuries and move on with daily life.

lists the government and private organizations that provide services for people with disabilities.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE

This volume contains documents and excerpts from publications issued by the following U.S. government agencies: ADA.gov; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office on Womens Health (OWH); U.S. Department of Education (ED); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ); U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI); U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA); and USA.gov.

It may also contain original material produced by Omnigraphics and reviewed by medical consultants.