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Evaluation in the Older Blind Independent Living Program: Advantages of a Structural Equation Modeling Approach. Research Report
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Giesen, Martin J.; Cavenaugh, Brenda S. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) requires that independent living programs annually report demographic information on consumers receiving services and the numbers receiving specific types of services. Although some states collect information on consumer outcomes (for example, improvement in daily living skills), RSA does not request…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Blindness, Structural Equation Models, Federal Programs
Characteristics, Services, and Outcomes of Rehabilitation Consumers Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Served in Separate and General Agencies.
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Cavenaugh, Brenda S.; Pierce, Steven J. – 1998
This study used case closure data to investigate the demographic and disability characteristics, service, and outcomes of 36,497 consumers who are blind or visually impaired served in state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs. By contrasting key measures reported by separate blindness agencies and general agencies, findings indicate:…
Descriptors: Adults, Blindness, Employment, Employment Services
Providing Services to African Americans Who Are Blind: Views of Experienced White and African American Rehabilitation Counselors.
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Giesen, J. Martin; McBroom, Lynn W.; Cavenaugh, Brenda S.; Gooding, Earl; Hicks, James H. – 2000
A study investigated similarities and differences in the views of experienced vocational rehabilitation (VR) counselors serving African Americans who are blind or visually impaired. A total of 26 counselors, 11 of whom were African American, reported their views in structured telephone interviews. In general, there were more similarities than…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Blindness, Caseworker Approach
Relationship of Agency Structure and Client Characteristics to Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes for Consumers Who Are Blind.
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Cavenaugh, Brenda S. – 1999
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that investigated differences in vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (expenditures, number, and duration) and outcomes (competitive sector placement and earnings) of consumers designated as legally blind in states with separate or combined (cross-disability) agencies. The sample included 35,396…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Blindness, Data Analysis