Research

The Center for Research on Disability studies the real-world issues that shapes lives and communities. We provide expert analysis on disability-related topics like employment, education, healthcare, transportation, food security, Social Security, earnings, and more—offering insight that informs policy, improves programs, and drives change.

Resource	Year	Topic
Mann, D., & Stapleton, D., (2011). Fiscal austerity and the transition to twenty-first century disability policy: A road map. This project includes seven research studies to support University of New Hampshire’s Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Employment… Type: Data Report	2011	Demographics
Stapleton, D., & Mann, D., (2012). A disability policy for the 21st century. The Hill’s Congress Blog, January 19, 2012. January 19, 2012. Type: Data Brief	2012	Demographics
Mann, D., & Wittenburg, D., (2012).: Back to work: recent SSA employment demonstrations for people with disabilities. This issue brief summarizes short-term impacts from four large scale- demonstration projects by the Social Security Administration designed to… Type: Data Brief	2012	Employment
Mann, D., & Stapleton, D., (2012). A roadmap to a 21st century disability policy. Despite decades of increases in program participation and spending, the disability support infrastructure in the United States and the economic… Type: Data Brief	2012	Employment
Ben-Shalom, Y., & Mamun, A., (2013). Return-to-work outcomes among Social Security Disability Insurance program beneficiaries. Mathematica Working Paper Type: Data Report	2013	Employment
Goodman, N., & Morris, M., (2013). Making change with incremental steps: Modifying adverse incentives to serving people with disabilities in the TANF program. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.3763.9207 Type: Data Report	2014	Demographics
Morris, M., Goodman, N., & Brucker, D., (2013). Use of the Earned Income Tax Credit among people with disabilities. This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Research Institutes, Centers and Programs at University of New Hampshire Scholars'… Type: Data Report	2013	Employment
Morris, M., & Goodman, N., (2013). Creating change with incremental steps: Enhancing opportunities for early work experience. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.4812.4963 Type: Data Report	2013	Employment
Morris, M., & Goodman, N., (2014). Impact of the work requirement in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) on low-income working-age people with disabilities. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.2322.1287 Type: Data Report	2014	Food Sufficiency
Goodman, N., & Morris, M., (2015). Financing transition services when everyone is the “payer of last resort”. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.1046.4408 Type: Data Report	2015	Demographics
Stapleton, D., Ben-Shalom, Y., & Mann, D., (2016). Modernizing the gateway to disability benefits. Published in Mathematica Center for Studying Disability Policy Research InFocus Brief. June 2016. The report of the McCrery-Pomeroy Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Solutions Initiative emphasizes the importance of near-term investments… Type: Data Brief	2016	Demographics
Sevak, Purvi; Schimmel Hyde, Jody; Kehn, Matthew (2017). Repealing or replacing the ACA’s provisions: How would adults with disabilities fare? Roosevelt House Faculty Journal. Roosevelt House Faculty Journal, May 4, 2017 Type: Data Brief	2017	Demographics
Sevak, P., & Rosenbluth, S., (2017). Time-limited benefits before permanent SSDI disability benefits. Roosevelt House Faculty Journal Roosevelt House Faculty Journal, May 4, 2017 Type: Data Report	2017	Demographics
Anand, P., & Ben-Shalom, Y., (2017). The promise of better economic outcomes for workers with musculoskeletal conditions Roosevelt House Faculty Journal, May 4, 2017. Type: Data Brief	2017	Employment
Morrison, Katie; Thornton, Rayna; Gould-Werth Alix; Ben-Shalom Yonatan (2018). When do employers provide accommodations to employees with health problems? Qualitative evidence from Arkansas. Roosevelt House Faculty Journal, April 5, 2018 Type: Data Report	2018	Employment
Stapleton, D., Ben-Shalom, Y., and Mann, D., (2019). Development of an Employment/Eligibility Services (EES) System. Washington, DC: SSDI Solutions Initiative. Fiscal Institute-Committee for a Responsible Fed Budget. SSDI Solutions Initiative. Fiscal Institute-Committee for a Responsible Fed Budget. Type: Data Report	2019	Employment
Stapleton, D., & Ben-Shalom, Y. & Mann, D., (2019, May). Phased Development of a Modern Gateway for Disability Benefits Mathematica Policy Research Reports; Mathematica Policy Research. In 2015, we proposed an Employment/Eligibility Service (EES) system that would serve as a new gateway to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI… Type: Data Brief	2019	Employment
Hill, A., Shin, E., &Hyde, J., (2021). Access to care and health insurance coverage for workers with disabilities: Outcomes by state-level responses to the ACA. Disability and Health Journal, 14(3):101099 DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101099 Type: Peer-reviewed publication	2021	Employment
Hill, A., & Schimmel Hyde, J., (2019). Health Insurance and Access to Care of Workers with Disabilities, 2001-2017. Disability and Health Journal, 13(1). DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2019.100843 Type: Peer-reviewed publication	2019	Employment
Ottomanelli, L., Goetz, L., O’Neill, J., Lauer, E., & Dyson-Hudson, T., (2020). 30 years after the ADA: Perspectives on employment for persons with Spinal Cord Injury, Physical Medical Rehabilitation Clinics of North America,31(3), 499-513. DOI:10.1016/j.pmr.2020.04.007 Type: Peer-reviewed publication	2020	Employment