RDS Volume 8, No. 1

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    Disability Studies Dissertation Abstracts
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Erlen, Jonathon
    The information for this section of RDS is provided by Jonathon Erlen of the University of Pittsburgh. A full list of disability-related dissertation abstracts may be found at http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/guides/histmed/dissertations/
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    Book Review: Words in My Hands: A Teacher, a Deaf-Blind Man, an Unforgettable Journey
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Tetyukhin, Yevgeniy
    Title: Words in My Hands: A Teacher, a Deaf-Blind Man, an Unforgettable Journey Author: Diane Chambers Reviewer: Yevgeniy Tethukhin Publisher: Ellexa Press, Conifer, CO, 2005 Paper: ISBN: 9760967-0-6 Cost: $15.95, 263 pages
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    Book Review: The Politics of Neurodiversity: Why Public Policy Matters
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Romoser, Mark F.
    Title: The Politics of Neurodiversity: Why Public Policy Matters Author: Dana Lee Baker Reviewer: Mark F. Romoser, B.A. Paper: Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-58826-754-2 Cost: $55.00
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    Cultural Beliefs and Attitudes about Disability in East Africa
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Stone-MacDonald, Angi ; Butera, Gretchen Digman
    This interpretive literature review of cultural beliefs and attitudes about disability in East Africa identified themes in four categories including (a) the causes of disability, (b) attitudes towards disability, (c) treatment of people with disabilities, and (d) language about disability. Referencing the medical, social, and pluralistic frameworks for conceptualizing disability, the authors sought to compare and contrast East Africa with perspectives about disability common in the developed world. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
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    Technologies for Voice: Video and Multimedia Communication Supports for Self-Determination
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Skouge, James R. ; Kelly, Mary L.
    Video and multimedia technologies that support the self-determination of persons with disabilities are explored in a series of three stories. Young adults with disabilities clarify their values, visualize their futures, and speak for themselves, utilizing readily accessible consumer technologies. Professionals and critical friends are challenged to re-tool their technology skills to keep up with people with disabilities who are making decisions that impact their own lives.
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    The Need for Culturally Appropriate Strategies in Promoting Self-Determination Among Individuals with Disabilities
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Saleeby, Patricia Welch
    While strategies promoting self-determination have been effective in the United States and other Westernized countries, these identical approaches and “best practices” are not necessarily effective in cultures that do not embrace the same individualistic values. In these settings and situations, culturally appropriate approaches are necessary to engage these individuals with disabilities and their families while promoting similar principles underlying self-determination, empowerment, social justice, and rights. This article provides an overview of some traditional strategies promoting self-determination and/or empowerment and then discusses how these are not always useful in practicing with culturally diverse population groups even in the United States. Alternative approaches are described such as the access to culturally diverse resources and community-based rehabilitation that adhere to specific cultural beliefs, values, and practices but still promote some level of empowerment among individuals with disabilities. Evidence drawn from the literature as well as professional experience will be used to discuss the relevance and implementation of these respective strategies in terms of their strengths – namely, empowering individuals with disabilities as well as supporting/embracing family, religion, spirituality, and overall cultural diversity.
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    Self-Determination Requires Social Capital, Not Just Skills and Knowledge
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Leake, David
    Curricula and programs designed to support students with disabilities to gain greater self-determination are typically rooted in individualistic values stressing independence and self-reliance. However, it can be cogently argued that the collectivistic value of interdependence is actually essential for self-determination in all cultures because interdependent social relationships yield the social capital that most people need to achieve their self-determined goals. Interdependent relationships should therefore be given greater weight and attention in self-determination theory and practice.
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    Case Study on Transition: An American Indian Student with a Learning Disability
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Keegan, Lissa ; Benitez, Jose ; Schwalbach, Joshua
    In this paper the results of a case study of an American Indian student with a learning disability who successfully transitioned to college will be presented. The student's attitude and behavior were shaped by his culture and his success was positively influenced by family, community, and supports from educational settings.
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    Introduction to the Special Issue: “Self-Determination” as a Social Construct: Cross-cultural Considerations
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Leake, David ; Skouge, James
    This special issue of the Review of Disability Studies is meant to stimulate thinking and dialogue about how self-determination is conceived and promoted by and for people with disabilities, and how the concept and its application might be enhanced to better empower and improve the quality of life of people with disabilities around the world. We decided to devote time and effort to this topic because of our observations that self-determination as typically presented is not a good fit for cultural milieu in Hawaii and across the Pacific region. A likely reason for this lack of fit emerged as we read a large proportion of the many publications on self-determination and people with disabilities: the self-determination concept as typically defined is rooted in the individualistic values common to Western cultures, whereas most residents of Hawaii and other Pacific Islands come from collectivistic cultural backgrounds.
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    Editorial: Into the Light
    (University of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies, 2012) Conway, Megan
    This is the editorial for Volume 8, Issue 1.