This toolkit was designed by Indian people with disabilities and tribal leaders who served together on a Technical Expert Panel for the National Council on Disability (NCD). The toolkit contains information about disabilities, Indian tribes, and resources. You will also find suggestions for improving services, providing protections, and tapping resources in local tribal communities for people with disabilities. This guide focuses primarily on health care, independent living, education, and vocational rehabilitation. In addition, resources are provided in the areas of housing and transportation. Also, Disability Etiquette Handbook.

Native Americans suffer disproportionately from many social and health disparities. High rates of poverty, exposure to environmental toxins, and various forms of violence all increase the risk of health problems, including disabilities, yet there is very little published scholarship concerning Native American experiences with disabilities. In collecting contributions on various aspects of disability in Native American populations in one volume, this book seeks to redress this lack of attention. Writing about regions of the United States, Canada, and Australia, and spanning a diverse range of settings from remote rural areas, to reservations, to college campuses, the authors are attentive to the impact of specific environments on their inhabitants. Taking into account both physical and social environment, and recognizing the importance of cultural context, this book is a good starting point for anyone interested in developing a better understanding of the experience of Native peoples living with disabilities. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation.

Topics include:Present Realities of American Indians, the state of Native American Health, Health disparities, Clinical Psychology and American Indians, Vocational rehabilitation of American Indians with alcohol problems, Assistive Technology, Vocational rehabilitation, American Indian women issues, and much more. -- Amazon.