Physical disability and rehabilitation sourcebook / Angela L. Williams, managing editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Williams, Angela, 1963- editor.

Omnigraphics, Inc., issuing body.

Series:

Disability series.

Disability series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--United States.

People with disabilities.

People with mental disabilities--United States.

People with mental disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 253 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Omnigraphics, Incorporated, [2020]

Summary:

""Offers basic consumer health information about barriers faced by people with physical disabilities, treatment, employment, and transportation, as well as Social Security disability insurance, option, rehabilitative and assistive technology, and compensation. Includes a directory of organizations for people with disabilities"-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

part 1. Understanding disabilities

part 2. Conditions leading to physical disabilities

part 3. Living with physical disability

part 4. Rehabilitation and support services for people with disabilities

part 5. Additional resources.

Notes:

"Basic consumer health information about different types of disabilities, conditions leading to physical disability, housing, employment, supplemental security income, and transportation, and offers guidance on benefits for adults and children, social security disability insurance, tax exemption, coverage options and compensation, and financial assistance along with facts about rehabilitative and assistive technology and resources for additional help and information."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781787857193

1787857190

9780780817708

0780817702

OCLC:

1126349405