Developmental abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord

Gordon, Neil

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“…For example, the violence associated with the drug trade in many inner-city neighborhoods has contributed to increased levels of trauma, including brain and spinal cord injuries, especially among young male African Americans. Many of the traumatic injuries among male African Americans are due to gunshot wounds, high-speed police chases, and related criminal factors (Gordon & Lewis, 1993). All too often, these traumatic injuries are inflicted on innocent bystanders who live in these communities.…”

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Culture and the disability and rehabilitation experience: An African American example.

Belgrave

Jarama²

2000

Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology.

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Culture influences disability prevalence, the experience of disability, participation in rehabilitation, and one's overall level of functioning and adaptation to a disability. We refer to these processes as the "disability experience." In this chapter, we draw on our programs and research with African Americans with disabilities to illustrate the pervasive influence of culture in the experience of disability. A fuller discussion of the role of culture on the disability experience of African Americans can be found in

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