Native Americans with Disabilities: A Comparison of Male and Female Eastern Tribal Members
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Keywords
Native Americans, disabilities, employment
Abstract
This study identified prevalence of disabilities, employment, and rehabilitation needs of four eastern tribal members. Chi-square tests were conducted to compare females to their male counterparts. Females were more likely to experience arthritis and orthopedic challenges; males to experience substance abuse. No gender difference in employment rate was found.
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Beals, J., Manson, S. M., Whitesell, N. R., Spicer, P., Novins, D. K., & Mitchell, C. M. (2005). Prevalence of DSM-IV disorders and attendant help-seeking in two American Indian reservation populations. Archives of General Psychiatry, 62, 99-108.
Bird, C., & Rieker, P (2008). Gender and health: The effects of constrained choices and social policies. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Bowler, M., Ilg, R. E., Miller, S., Robison, E., & Polivka, A. (2003). Revisions to the Current Population Survey effective in January 2003. Retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics website http://www.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf
Bradsher, J. (1995). Disability among racial and ethnic groups. Disability Statistics Abstracts, 10, 1-4.
Clay J. (1992). A profile of independent living services for American Indians with disabilities living on reservations. Retrieved from The University of Montana Rural Institute, Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC:Rural) website http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/Indian/profileofil.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2005, January 14). Racial/ethnic disparities in prevalence, treatment, and control of hypertension—United States, 1999-2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 54, 7-9. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5401a3.htm
Davis, S. M. & Reid, R. (1999). Practicing Participatory Research in American Indian communities. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69, 755-759.
Erickson, W., Lee, C., & von Schrader, S. (2009). 2008 Disability status report: The United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics.
Fowler, L., Seekings, T., Locust, C., Dwyer, K., & Duffy, S. (1995). American Indian Disability Legislation Project: Findings of a national survey of tribal governments. Missoula: University of Montana, Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities.
Gochfeld, M. (2009). Sex-gender research sensitivity and healthcare disparities. Journal of Women’s Health, 19, 189-194. doi:10.1089/jwh.2009.1632
Hopstock, P. J., Baker, C. A., Kelley, J. E., & Stephenson, T. G. (2002). Evaluation of the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program. Washington, DC: Rehabilitation Services Administration.
Huang, B., Grant, B. F., Dawson, D. A., Stinson, F. S., Chou, S. P., Saha, T. D. … Pickering, R. P. (2006). Race-ethnicity and the prevalence and co-occurrence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, alcohol and drug use disorders and axis I and II disorders: United States, 2001 to 2002. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 47, 252-257.
Idler, E. (2003). Gender differences in self-rated Health, in mortality, and in the relationship Between the two. The Gerontologist, 43, 372–75.
Johansson, E. E., Bengs, C., Danielsson, U., Lehti, A., & Hammarstro, M. A. (2009). Gaps between patients, media, and academic medicine in discourses on gender and depression: A metasynthesis. Qualitative Health Research, 19, 633-644. doi:10.1177/1049732309333920
LaVeist, T. A. (1996).Why we should continue to study race: An essay on race, racism and health. Ethnicity and Disease, 6, 21-29.
Marshall, C. A, Johnson, M. J., Martin, W. E., Jr., Saravanabhavan, R. C. & Bedford, B. (1992). The rehabilitation needs of American Indians with disabilities in an urban setting. Journal of Rehabilitation, 58(2), 13-21.
McFadden, E., Luben, R., Bingham, S., Wareham, N., Kinmonth, A. L., & Khaw, K. T. (2009). Does the association between self-rated health and mortality vary by social class? Social Science Medicine, 68, 275-280.
McNeil, J. (2001). Americans with disabilities. Current population reports: Household economic studies. Retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau website http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/p70-73.pdf
National Council on Disability (2003). Understanding disabilities in American, Native American, and Alaska Native Communities. Washington, DC: Author.
National Council on Disability (2008). Keeping track: National disability status and program performance indicators. Washington, DC: Author.
Ni, C. F., Wilkins-Turner, F., Ellien, V., Harrington, C. & Liebert, D. E. (2008). Factors related to Mental health of Native Americans in eastern tribes. Proceedings of Northeastern Educational Research, USA, 15. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/nera_2008/15/
Ni, C. F., Wilkins-Turner, F., Ellien, V., Harrington, C. & Liebert, D. E. (2009). Community needs assessment of Native Americans and one year follow-up evaluation. Proceedings of Northeastern Educational Research, USA, 5. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/nera_2009/5/
Ni, C. F., Wilkins-Turner, F., Liebert, D. E., & Ellien, V. (2008). The health needs of Native Americans with disabilities: A comparison of eastern and western tribes. Proceedings of Hawaii International Conference on Education, USA, 5509-5531. Retrieved from http://www.hiceducation.org/proceedings_edu.htm
Ni, C. F., Wilkins-Turner, F., Liebert, D. E., Ellien, V., & Harrington, C. (2009). Vocational rehabilitation services and outcomes for Native Americans in Connecticut: A comparison study. Journal of Minority Disability Research and Practice, 1, 91-109.
Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics (2010). Disability Statistics [search engine]. Retrieved from the Cornell University website http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/disabilitystatistics/reports/acs.cfm?statistic=2
Rohlfsen, L. S. (2008). Gender disparities in trajectories of functional, mental, and self-rated health: An analysis of older adults. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 69(6-A), 2406.
Schacht, R., Gahungu, A., White, M., LaPlante, M., & Menz, F. (2000). An analysis of disability and employment outcome data for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Flagstaff, AZ: American Indian Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.
Taylor, J. B. & Kalt, J. P. (2005). American Indians on reservations: A databook of socioeconomic change between the 1990 and 2000 Censuses. Retrieved from The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development website http://hpaied.org/images/resources/publibrary/AmericanIndiansonReservationsADatabookofSocioeconomicChange.pdf
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2003). Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey: 2003 annual averages, household data-tables from employment and earnings. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/cps/tables.htm#empstat
U.S. Census Bureau (2004). Income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States: 2004. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/p60-229
U.S. Census Bureau (2008). New and modified content on the 2008 ACS Questionnaire: Results of testing prior to implementation. Retrieved from http://www.census.gov/acs/www/Downloads/SummaryResultsACS2006ContentTest.pdf
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2001). Mental health: Culture, race and ethnicity, a supplement to Mental health: A report of the Surgeon General [Executive summary]. Retrieved from http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/cre/execsummary-1.html
Waldrop, J., & Stern, S. (2003, March). Disability status: 2000. Retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau website http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-17.pdf
Yang, Y., Lee, L. (2009). Sex and race disparities in health: Cohort variations in life course patterns. Social Forces, 87, 2093-2124.
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Author Biographies
Chung-Fan Ni, Assistant Professor, Western Oregon University, Department of Rehabilitation Counselor Education
Dr. Chung-Fan Ni, Ph.D., CRC, is an assistant professor at Western Oregon University, Department of Rehabilitation Counselor Education. Dr. Ni has worked in the field of disability and employment related to underserved individuals
Felicia Wilkins-Turner
Dr. Felicia Wilkins-Turner, Ed.D., has more than 30 years experience as an administrator, principle investigator, educator, policy maker and advocator in education and public health related to Native Americans.
Diane E. Liebert
Dr. Diane E. Liebert, Ph.D., has over 30 years experience in the field of rehabilitation and special education as a researcher, evaluator, and consultant.
Valerie Ellien
Dr. Valerie Ellien, Ph.D., CRC, has had a more than 30-year career in the field of rehabilitation counseling as an administrator, principle investigator, and educator.
Corrine Harrington, Clinician, Hartford Hospital; School Psychologist, Bugbee Elementary School
Dr. Corrine Harrington, Ph.D., completed a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at St. John's University in Jamaica, NY and a 6th year diploma in school psychology at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. She also completed a two year residency in neuropsychology. She currently works as a clinician at the Hartford Hospital and as a school psychologist at Bugbee Elementary School in Connecticut.