Resources on Disability Statistics

About this site

What is the objective of the DisabilityStatistics.org?

The DisabilityStatistics.org web site condenses several data sources into a single, user-friendly, accessible, Internet resource. It also provides essential background information on key issues related to disability statistics.

What is the history of DisabilityStatistics.org?

For several years, the Cornell Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Economic Research on Employment Policy for People with Disabilities (RRTC) has generated and distributed a large volume of national statistics on the occurrence and prevalence of disability and the employment, income, and poverty status of people with disabilities. These statistics were often calculated over many years, across states, by type of disability and/or across demographic characteristics. Numerous scientific research papers, policy briefs, academic journal articles, book chapters, and research summaries have drawn on these disability statistics. Recently, the demand for additional demographic and statistical information has grown as a wider audience becomes interested in disability statistics.

To meet these needs, researchers at Cornell University designed the DisabilityStatistics.org web site to make disability statistics and related demographic information available and accessible to a broad audience via the Internet.

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