BLS 5870 - Individuals with Complex & Diverse Needs

This course explores issues that affect services for people who are blind or visually impaired, or have other disabilities and presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of multi-handicapping conditions in rehabilitation as well as the relationship between disability and race. It includes prevalence and incidence of various conditions that cause disabilities, the history and current status of service legislation, consumer and professional organizations, models of services delivery, and trends and future issues as well as provides information on major disabling conditions such as traumatic brain injury, orthopedic, neuromuscular, visual, learning, speech and hearing, cardiovascular, mental and emotional disabilities, and other selected disabilities. Emphasis is placed upon the cumulative effects of concomitant disabilities with additional emphasis on visual impairment.

Credits: 2 hours