FAQs About Disability and Rehabilitation
This is a single document containing the information from several articles from the national rehabilitation center.
Blindness, Rehabilitation, and the Need for Specialized Programs
Here is a discussion about why specialized services for blind people are important.
Bureaucracy and the Individual
Fred Schroeder examines the current state of rehabilitation and what is necessary to improve it.
Consumerism: Improving the Service Delivery System
In this 1988 address, Kenneth Jernigan discusses the role blind people play in the shaping of the rehabilitation system.
An Organizational Approach to the Evaluation of Rehabilitation Outcomes
This is a comparison of the effectiveness of National Federation of the Blind-operated rehabilitation centers and state centers.
Partnership: Working with Consumers
Mae Nelson discusses the importance of relationship between rehabilitation professionals and consumers.
Policy Guidance on Employment Goals of VR Clients
Here is direction from the Rehabilitation Services Administration for determining appropriate vocational goals for vocational rehabilitation consumers. The history of the Rehabilitation Act and changes which affect the determination of appropriate vocational goals are discussed.
Rehabilitation Defined
Nell Carney addresses the question of whether rehabilitation should be provided on a long-term basis.
Rehabilitation Now and in the Future
Nell Carney discusses 1992 amendments to the Rehabilitation Act.
Self-Employment as a Vocational Rehabilitation Closure
This article explores factors which influence the use of self-employment as a basis for closure of vocational rehabilitation cases.
Services for the Consumers
Fred Schroeder discusses changes to the Rehabilitation Act which allow for greater consumer choice in the rehabilitation process.
The State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program
Here is an introduction to what state rehabilitation programs do, who is eligible and how services are provided.