The purpose of this study was to identify higher levels of income, based on consumer characteristics (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, Hispanic origin) and service variables (i.e., assessment, restoration, job placement), for persons who are deaf and closed rehabilitated (Status 26). A split-half cross-validation research design was used to evaluate 2,422 case records obtained from the RSA-911 database for fiscal year 1996 on three consumer and eight service variables. Results are presented for income, and the implications of findings for research and practice are discussed.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Adams, J.E. (1991). Judicial and regulatory interpretation of employment rights of persons with disabilities. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 22(3), 28—42.
2.
Bolton, B.B. (1975). Factors contributing to successful rehabilitation of deaf clients. Journal of Rehabilitation for the Deaf, 9(2), 36—43.
3.
Campbell, J. (1994). Unintended consequences in public policy: Persons with psychiatric disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Policy Studies Journal, 22(1), 133—145.
4.
Cohen, J., & Cohen, P. (1983). Multiple regression and correlation analysis for the behavioral sciences. Hillsdale, NJ: Earlbaum.
5.
Coye, T.H. (1987). Job finding methods. In A. Crammatte (Ed.), Meeting the challenge, (pp. 47—72). Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.
6.
Danek, M.M., & Lawrence, R.E. (1984). Women in rehabilitation: An analysis of state agency services to disabled females. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 16(1), 16—18.
Feist-Price, S. (1995). African Americans with disabilities and equity in vocational rehabilitation services: One state's review. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 39, 119—129
9.
Fraser, R.T., & Shirley, D.E. (1986). Perceived barriers to job placement revisited: Toward practical solutions. Journal of Rehabilitation, 52(4), 26—30.
10.
Harrison, D.K., & Wayne, B. (1986). Sex equity in accessibility to rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 30, 116—119.
11.
Huck, S.W., & Cormier, W.H. (1996). Reading statistics and research (2nd ed.). New York: HarperCollins.
12.
Lafitte, J.A. (1978). Rehabilitation potential of hearing-impaired clients . American Annals of the Deaf, 123, 580—587.
13.
Menz, F., Hansen, G., Smith, H., Brown, C., Ford, M., & McCrowery, G. (1989). Gender equity in access to services and benefits from vocational rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation , 55(1), 31—39.
14.
Moore, C.L. (2001). Racial and ethnic members of under-represented groups with hearing loss and VR services: Explaining the disparity in closure success rates. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling , 32(1), 15—20.
15.
Moore, C.L., Flowers, C., & Taylor, D. (2000). Vocational rehabilitation services: Indicators for successful rehabilitation for persons with mental retardation. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 31(2), 36—40.
16.
Prentice, D.A., & Miller, D.T. (1992). When small effects are important. Psychological Bulletin,112(1), 160—164.
17.
Rehabilitation Services Administration. (1995 ). 911 data reporting manual. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
18.
Rehabilitation Services Administration. (1990 ). Annual report. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
19.
Saxon, J.P., Alston, P.P., & Hobert, D. (1994). Principles for research in rehabilitation. Athens, GA: Elliot & Fitzpatrik.
20.
SPSS Inc. (1989). SPSS-X user's guide (3rd ed.). Chicago : Author.
21.
Szymanski, E., & Parker, R. (1996). Work and disability: Issues and strategies in career development and job placement. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
22.
Watson, D. (1972). A predictive model for the identification of potential non-rehabilitated deaf clients in vocational rehabilitation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee.
23.
Wheaton, J., Wilson, K., & Brown, S. (1996). The relationship between vocational rehabilitation services and the counselor's sex, race, and closure status. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 40, 117— 133.
24.
Zandy , J.J., & James, L.F. (1979). Job placement in state vocational rehabilitation agencies: A survey of technique. Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 22, 361—378.
