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ERIC Number: ED397603
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993-Dec
Pages: 37
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: N/A
A Needs Assessment of American Indians with Disabilities in the Houston Metropolitan Area and Adjacent Rural Counties. Final Report, Phase I.
Schacht, Robert M.; And Others
A survey of the Native American community in the Houston (Texas) area attempted to identify needs of individuals with disabilities. The study involved consultation with local organizations, development of a questionnaire, and interviews by Native American interviewers with 155 Native Americans with disabilities. Results are reported in text and tables for the following areas: characteristics of respondents (tribal affiliation, length of residence, disability, experience with services); consumer concerns (such as access to services); and employment. Tables provide detailed findings on tribal affiliations, disabilities, services needed in past year but not received, relative strengths and weaknesses of services, and problems finding and keeping a job. Discussion of results focuses on questions of how "Indian" the respondents were and notes that concerns of the 59 interviewees who had Indian certification were very similar to those of the entire group. Recommendations address the need for greater self-awareness of the Native American community and provision of clinical services at the Intertribal Council headquarters. Appended is a description of the Intertribal Council of Houston and a listing of American Indian organizations. (DB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Inst. on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff. American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A