Disability Statistics

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Cornell University has prepared resources for anyone who wants to know more about statistics and researching people with ability challenges.  The original link is http://www.disabilitystatistics.org/links.cfm

There’s much information below, so click on the links and it should take you to the different websites.

Thanks, Cornell!!!

Cornell University & NIDRR

• Cornell Disability Research Group
• Yang Tan Institute: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/
• Cornell University Institute for Policy Research: http://www.ccpr.cornell.edu
• Department of Policy Analysis and Management: http://www.human.cornell.edu/units/pam/
• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) for Economic Research on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities
• Our employment research center: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/p-eprrtc.cfm
• U.S. Department of Education National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
• Our primary funding source: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Government Sources of Disability Statistics

• Bureau of the Census
• A source of Census2000 statistics and annual statistics on prevalence, demographics, employment and earnings
• Main Census Bureau Disability Website:
• http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html
• Annual Current Population Survey (CPS) statistics:
• http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disabcps.html
• Census2000 Disability Brief:
• http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-17.pdf
• Census2000 Local Statistics
• http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• A source of data, statistics and research on disability related issues.
• http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/
• http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis_dis/nhis_dis.htm
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• A source of statistics on Social Security disability-related programs
• http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2004/index.html
• Including some county level statistics
• http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2003/index.html
• http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/2004/index.html

International Sources of Disability Statistics

• United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division
• International level disability statistics
• http://unstats.un.org/unsd/disability/
• Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET)
• A source of cross-national summaries and research on disability statistics and employment
• http://www.gladnet.org
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
• A review of sources of health and disability data
• http://www.oecd.org/LongAbstract/ 0,2546,en_2649_33929_1886504_119684_1_2_1,00.html

Children and Disabilities

• Child Trends Databank
• Providing research and data to inform decision-making that affects children.
• http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
• Research and Training Center on Children’s Mental Health
• Disseminates current research findings in the area of children’s mental health services
• http://datatrends.fmhi.usf.edu

Other Sources of Disability Statistics

• InfoUse
• Home of the Chartbooks on disability that compile disability statistics from a variety of sources on a variety of topics
• http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata
• Disability Statistics Center
• A Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics that conducts research on disability statistics and related topics
• http://dsc.ucsf.edu/
• National Organization on Disability (NOD)
• Sponsor of NOD/Harris Survey of Americans with Disabilities
• http://www.nod.org/stats/index.cfm
• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Native American Employment
• A sources of disability-related statistics on Native Americans
• http://www.nau.edu/~ihd/

Other Useful Sites

• American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD)
• The largest national nonprofit cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for the more than 56 million Americans with disabilities.
• http://www.aapd.com/
• Center for an Accessible Society
• A communications clearinghouse providing journalist credible information and quotable sources on national disability policy and independent living issues.
• http://www.accessiblesociety.org
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• A center for dissemination and utilization of disability research
• http://www.ncddr.org
• National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence
• A clearinghouse of disability-related research
• http://www.naric.com/