Journal article
Individualism and Equality: Critical Values in North American Culture and the Impact on Disability
Journal of applied rehabilitation counseling, Vol.22(4), pp.19-23
12/01/1991
DOI: 10.1891/0047-2220.22.4.19
Abstract
Culturally shaped attitudes towards persons with disabilities pose significant barriers to full participation in employment. Even with the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, implementation of the law will occur within the culturally defined stereotypes and assumptions which exist within society. A significant task for rehabilitation professionals will be the inclusion of positive perceptions of persons with disabilities into the conceptual ideology of individualism and equality.. This paper reviews the cultural difficulties of implementing civil rights legislation and addresses the role of rehabilitation professionals in promoting attitudinal changes in society.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Individualism and Equality: Critical Values in North American Culture and the Impact on Disability
- Creators
- Carol A FowlerJohn S Wadsworth
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied rehabilitation counseling, Vol.22(4), pp.19-23
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company
- DOI
- 10.1891/0047-2220.22.4.19
- ISSN
- 0047-2220
- eISSN
- 2639-7641
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/1991
- Academic Unit
- Counselor Education
- Record Identifier
- 9984374229002771
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