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The future of disability in America / Committee on Disability in America, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Marilyn J. Field and Alan M. Jette, editors.
Holman Biotech Commons HV1553 .F87 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- People with disabilities--United States.
- People with disabilities.
- Sociology of disability.
- United States.
- People with disabilities--Services for--United States.
- People with disabilities--Services for.
- Sociology of disability--United States.
- Disabled Persons.
- Age Factors.
- Chronic Disease--prevention & control.
- Comorbidity.
- Health Services Accessibility--trends.
- Insurance Coverage.
- Medical Subjects:
- Disabled Persons.
- United States.
- Age Factors.
- Chronic Disease--prevention & control.
- Comorbidity.
- Health Services Accessibility--trends.
- Insurance Coverage.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 592 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- The future of disability in America will depend on how well the United States prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three decades. Building upon two prior studies from the Institute of Medicine (the 1991 Institute of Medicine's report Disability in America and the 1997 report Enabling America), The Future of Disability in America examines both progress and concerns about continuing barriers that limit the independence, productivity, and participation in community life of people with disabilities.
- This book offers a comprehensive look at a wide range of issues, including the prevalence of disability across the lifespan; disability trends; the role of assistive technology; barriers posed by health care and other facilities with inaccessible buildings, equipment, and information formats; the needs of young people moving from pediatric to adult health care and of adults experiencing premature aging and secondary health problems; selected issues in health care financing (e.g., risk adjusting payments to health plans, coverage of assistive technology and personal care services); and the organizing and financing of disability-related research. The Future of Disability in America is an assessment of both principles and scientific evidence for disability policies and services. This book's recommendations propose steps to eliminate barriers and strengthen the evidence base for future public and private action's to reduce the impact of disability on individuals, families, and society.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Definition and monitoring of disability
- Disability trends
- Health care transitions for young people
- Secondary conditions and aging with disability
- The environmental context of disability : the case of health care facilities
- Assistive and mainstream technologies for people with disabilities
- Access to health insurance and the role of risk-adjusted payments to health plans
- Coverage of assistive technologies and personal assistive services
- Organization and support of disability research.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780309104722
- 0309104726
- OCLC:
- 130565263
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