
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium 2017 Overview
Explore the 2017 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium covering data sources, topics, accessibility improvements, and what's new this year. Learn about the purpose, background, and significance of this comprehensive resource.
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2017 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium Eric A. Lauer University of New Hampshire February 13, 2018
2017 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium Eric A. Lauer University of New Hampshire February 13, 2018 2
Purpose of Todays Presentations Purpose of Today s Presentations Describe the purpose of the Compendium Introduce new accessible html version of the Compendium Discuss our upcoming State-Specific Reports that include county-level data How to access the Compendium and technical assistance 3
Background Background What is the Compendium? Compilation of statistics on the people with disabilities Why do we care? Disability statistics are often difficult to find and scattered across multiple agencies and websites Compendium Design Comprehensive, accessible, and a guide to what s readily available 4
Data Sources Data Sources American Community Survey (ACS) Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Monthly Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) Social Security Administration (SSA) reports Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) sponsored reports Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) reports And more 5
Topics Covered Topics Covered Population Size, Prevalence, and Disability Type Demographic Characteristics Health, Health Insurance, Risky Behavior Employment, Earnings, and Poverty Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Medicaid and Medicare Special Education Services and Outcomes And more 6
Whats New This Year? What s New This Year? Improved accessibility: HTML Compendium and Compendium Supplement on website Available for download State-Specific Reports County-level statistics Tables similar to the Compendium County-level maps Interpretive text Mean, median, and range of estimates across counties Accessible HTML version available 7
Whats New This Year? What s New This Year? 8
Future Future Plans Plans Expand State-Specific Report, by topics Produce Produce zzz zzzz Such as [Sorry, redacted text will appear in our forthcoming grant proposal.] 9
Contact Information Contact Information Institute on Disability University of New Hampshire 10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101 Durham, NH 03824 Eric A. Lauer (603) 862-4829 Eric.Lauer@unh.edu 10