May 6 - 8, 2002
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Providing Culturally Competent Disability Services
to Persons Born in other Countries May 6 - 8, 2002 |
Employment barriers faced by AAPI with disabilities in the U.S. and legal provisions addressing these barriers
Hino, D.
National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities
University of Hawaii
Manoa, Hawaii USA
dhino@Hwaii.edu
Abstract
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing minority group in the United States. A subgroup, AAPIs with disabilities, faces many challenges and barriers to employment, including cultural, religious and workplac e attitudes toward disability. This discussion will focus on legal provisions and individual strategies to create an organizational culture and "corporate manners" that may prove useful in overcoming barriers to employment. Some legal provisions to be cov ered are: The Americans with Disabilities Act, Social Security benefits and work incentives, SSI work incentives, Medicare coverage, PASS (Plan for Achieving Self Support), 1997 Balanced Budget Act, 1998 Workforce Investment Act, Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act of 1999, SGA Increase to $700, SSA and RSA Partnerships Initiatives, and the SSA Demonstration on Treatment of Affective Disorders.