What Counts? Latest Disability Statistics from Federal Surveys and Resources

ABOUT THE WEBCAST: Dr. Andrew Houtenville discusses the latest Annual Disability Statistics Compendium released in November 2011 (published by the RRTC on Disability Statistics and Demographics: StatsRRTC). Accessible, valid data and statistics are important to support decisions related to policy improvements, program administration, service delivery, protection of civil rights, and major life activities for people with disabilities. He highlights data that are important in the area of employment-related research and services. (Presented live on January 25, 2012.)

ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Andrew Houtenville, PhD, is Research Director of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire and an Associate Professor of Economics, Whittemore School of Business and Economics. He has published widely in the areas of disability statistics and the economic status of people with disabilities. Dr. Houtenville currently works with 3 NIDRR-funded projects; he is Co-PI of the StatsRRTC and is PI of the RRTC on Employment Policy and Measurement (EPM-RRTC). He also works with the RRTC on Individual-Level Characteristics Related to Employment Among Individuals with Disabilities (IC-RRTC).

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Following are some items mentioned during the webcast if you would like additional information:

1. Research on Disability – University of New Hampshire/Hunter College partnership:
   www.ResearchOnDisability.org
2. Reports describing data on individuals living in institutions:
   Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Including Group Quarters Residents With Household Residents Can Change What We Know About Working-Age People With Disabilities by David Stapleton, Todd Honeycutt, & Bruce Schechter (2011). DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0071-y
   www.springerlink.com/content/4534433gr7k60710/ (fee)
   http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/1261/ (2009)
3. A Guide to Disability Statistics from the 2000 Decennial Census by William Erickson & Andrew J. Houtenville (2005).
   http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/edicollect/187/
4. Report based on most comprehensive measure of disability: Americans with Disabilities 2005 – US Census Bureau
   www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-117.pdf
5. Source of the 54 million estimate, Americans with Disabilities 1994-95, John M. McNeil:
   www.census.gov/sipp/p70s/p70-61.pdf
6. Ongoing study of VR services - Go to the project titled “VR Data (Federal and State)” at
   www.researchondisability.org/statsrrtc/projects
   Project Contact: John O'Neill This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
   Project Description: This project draws on matched RSA-SSA administrative data to examine the characteristics and outcomes of SSA beneficiaries who use state vocational rehabilitation agency (SVRA) services.
7. David Stapleton's top ten things to improve statistics on people with disabilities:
   www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/publications/StatsRRTC2006Conference/2006StatsRRTC_7.4.doc