Concerns regarding the status of individuals with disabilities from traditionally underserved
populations (ie, African Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, Latino/Latina …

This chapter defines concepts related to diversity and summarizes a foundational framework
in the field of rehabilitation counseling that conceptualizes disparities in the disability …

Abstract In 2002, the American Psychological Association published its Guidelines on
Multicultural Education, Training, Research, Practice, and Organizational Change for …

As the demographic transformation of the US population continues, the challenges of
multicultural and diversity-based considerations remain a central focus, as does the need to …

Culture and Disabilty is a groundbreaking work on persons with disabilities from diverse
immigrant backgrounds. It is a pioneering and practical volume dealing with topics that have …

At the present time, most graduate programs in rehabilitation counseling lack sufficient
training in working with culturally diverse clients/consumers. This article recommends that …

Patterns of inequitable treatment of minorities have been documented in all major junctures
of the vocational rehabilitation process. As compared to White Americans, a larger …

This article presents a discussion of issues and practices for promoting culturally competent
rehabilitation counseling services. These issues and practices include how and by whom …

Rehabilitation psychologists and educators have long advocated that culture, including
behaviors, beliefs, and values associated with ethnicity and race, be recognized as essential …

This chapter explores disability and rehabilitation from the perspective of race, ethnicity, and
culture. Beginning with a discussion of disability, the chapter goes on to look at how …