Increase your awareness of the concerns facing the black disabled community

Disability and the Black Community addresses physical, mental, and learning disabilities experienced across age, gender, and ethics groups by the black race in the United States. This unique book works to increase understanding and awareness of those working with the disabled by mobilizing advocates, providing alternatives for successful intervention and planning, and encouraging research in disability and rehabilitation. A distinguished panel of researchers and practitioners provide commentary on topics that include selected physical disabilities, disabled children learning and program concerns, welfare reform, public housing issues, domestic violence, and disability curriculum content--all in accordance with the broadening of the definition of disability as supported by the American Disabilities Act.

Disability and the Black Community raises the level of understanding and awareness of the complex and diverse concerns facing the disabled and their families in the community and the workplace. The book is at once motivational, influential, and empowering, examining social and political issues that compound the ordeals confronting the black disabled. Topics addressed include: learning disabilities, academic achievements, and mental health issues of children health disparities and access to care welfare reform, disability, and race practice, program, and curriculum models and much more Disability and the Black Community is an essential resource for health professionals and advocates who work with the black disabled. The book keeps practitioners up to date on what is needed in terms of funding, facilities, and resources in order to keep the larger society and significant resource systems appraised of the needs of the disabled.

Miller (social work, Norfolk State U.) presents 16 papers that review issues of physical, mental, and learning disabilities as they affect different communities and populations of African Americans. Specific topics include the role of the physician in dealing with arthritis and disability; welfare reform and disability; HIV/AIDs prevention, risk- taking, help-seeking, and social policy; the role of mental health teams in schools; public housing accommodations for disabled individuals; foster care children with disabilities. Also published as the Journal of Health and Social Policy, vol. 16, nos. 1/2. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)