May 6 - 8, 2002
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Providing Culturally Competent Disability Services
to Persons Born in other Countries May 6 - 8, 2002 |
Providing culturally competent disability services to recent immigrants: Challenges and best practices in six countries (International Panel)
Stone, J. (Chair)
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange, Director
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14214 USA
jstone@buffalo.edu
Panel: Ahmad, W. (UK; Parmenter, T. (Australia); van den Heuvel, W. J. A. (The Netherlands); Naon, D. (Israel); Lagerwall, T. (Sweden); Martinez, K. (USA); Stodden, R. (USA)
Abstract
In countries with high rates of immigration, providers of disability services often serve persons whose culture may be very different from their own. Panel members will discuss immigration trends in their country, challenges encountered by service prov iders, and approaches to the provision of culturally competent services.