Workshop on Disability in America : A New Look - Summary and Background Papers

by Field, Marilyn J.; Jette, Alan M.; Martin, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780309100908
• ISBN10: 0309100909
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Table of Contents

REVIEWERS	xiii
INTRODUCTION	1	(3)
SUMMARY OF WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS AND DISCSSIONS	4	(35)
Models and Concepts of Disability,	5	(5)
Trends in Disability,	10	(6)
Disability Across the Age Spectrum,	16	(4)
Secondary Health Conditions: Part I,	20	(9)
Secondary Health Conditions: Part II,	29	(7)
References,	36	(3)
APPENDIXES
A Workshop Agenda and Participants	39	(11)
B Conceptual Models of Disability: Past, Present, and Future	50	(17)
C Defining and Classifying Disability in Children	67	(21)
D How Does the Environment Influence Disability? Examining the Evidence	88	(13)
E Late-Life Disability Trends: An Overview of Current Evidence	101	(12)
F Chronic Disease and Trends in Severe Disability in Working-Age Populations	113	(30)
G Trends in Disability in Early Life	143	(14)
H Aspect of Disability Across the Life Span: Risk Factors for Disability in Late Life	157	(9)
I Health Care Transition of Adolescents and Young Adults with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs: New Perspectives	166	(19)
J Secondary Conditions and Disability	185	(9)
K A User's Perspective on Midlife (Ages 18 to 65) Aging with Disability	194	(11)
L Impact of Exercise on Targeted Secondary Conditions	205	(17)
M Secondary Conditions with Spinal Cord Injury	222	(12)
N Depression as a Secondary Condition in People with Disabilities	234	(17)
O Promoting Health and Preventing Secondary Conditions Among Adults with Developmental Disabilities	251	(14)
P Biographical Sketches of Workshop Committee and Workshop Presenters	265