Research on
Disability


Disability Statistics
and Demographics

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) aims to improve knowledge about and access to existing data, and generate the knowledge needed to improve future disability data collection and dissemination. It is our goal to foster evidence-based decision making by people with disabilities and their families, advocates, policymakers, program administrators, service providers, and researchers by making data widely available and accessible. Visit Center Website


Individual-level
Characteristics

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Individual-Level Characteristics Related to Employment Among Individuals with Disabilities (IC-RRTC) is generating new knowledge about the role of individual characteristics on employment outcomes. Despite the ADA and advances in medicine and technology, people with disabilities, as a group, have become economically less self-sufficient over the last few decades. Visit Center Website


Employment Policy
and Measurement

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment Policy and Measurement (EPM-RRTC) is investigating the impact of federal and state policies and programs on employment among persons with disabilities and facilitating the translation of research findings to guide policy making and program administration. Visit Center Website


News


Disability Compendium

The Annual Compendium on Disability Statistics provides national and state level statistics on people with disabilities and government programs that serve the population with disabilities.  Updated to reflect statistics public in the previous year, the Compendium is designed to serve as a reference guide to government publications. Visit Disability Compendium Website