Abstract
Statistics are a powerful tool—in research, policymaking, program evaluation, and advocacy. They are used to frame the issues, monitor current circumstances and progress, judge the effectiveness of policies and programs, make projections about the future, and predict the costs of potential policy changes.
In the United States, statistics about the population with disabilities and about the government programs that serve people with disabilities—disability statistics—are often difficult to find. Numerous government agencies generate and publish disability statistics, and as a result, disability statistics are scattered and buried in documents and websites all across the federal government.
The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium is a publication of statistics about people with disabilities and about the government programs which serve them. It is modeled after the Statistical Abstracts of the United States, published yearly by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Compendium is designed to serve as a summary of government statistics.
Department
Institute on Disability
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Publisher
Institute on Disability
Document Type
Report
Recommended Citation
Houtenville, A., Brucker, D., & Lauer, E. (2016) Annual Compendium of Disability Statistics: 2015. Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
Rights
Copyright 2016. Institute on Disability. University of New Hampshire.