Providing effective support services for culturally and linguistically diverse persons with disabilities: Challenges and recommendations

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-189

  Stodden, Robert A ^a   Stodden, Norma Jean ^a   Kim Rupnow, Weol Soon ^a   Thai, Nghi D ^a   Galloway, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural competence; Culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) persons with disabilities; Literature review; Postsecondary outcomes; Researcher sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 0042510841     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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