Stats RRTC

The StatsRRTC’s research and outreach activities draw upon data from major national survey data (such as the ACS, CPS, NHIS, and SIPP) and the administrative records of government programs (such as SSDI, SSI, federal/state VR programs).

The StatsRRTC is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), which is the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS).

“Is It Time to Establish a National Disability Data System?” (PDF), by David C. Stapleton and Craig Thornton, Employment Research, October 2009

The StatsRRTC is a joint effort of

Hunter College – led by John O’Neill and Elizabeth Cardoso

in collaboration with

American Association of People with Disabilities – led by Andrew Imparato
Center for Essential Management Services – led by David Vandergoot
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation – led by Carl Suter
Cornell University – led by Richard Burkhauser
Center for Studying Disability Policy at Mathematica Policy Research – led by David Stapleton
New Editions Consulting – led by Andrew Houtenville





		Browse the online version of the 2009 Compendium. You can also download a PDF. The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) facilitates evidence-based decision making in many different service and policy arenas to benefit persons with disabilities, leading to improved social outcomes. Large quantities of survey data and administrative records related to people with disabilities are collected each year. Yet these data lack continuity and are underutilized, leading to missed opportunities to improve the programs and policies that advance the lives of people with disabilities. Policymakers, program administrators, service providers, researchers, advocates for people with disabilities, and people with disabilities and their families need accessible, valid data/statistics to support their decisions related to policy improvements, program administration, service delivery, protection of civil rights, and major life activities. The Center’s goal is to support decision making through a variety of integrated research and outreach activities by (a) improving knowledge about and access to existing data, (b) generating the knowledge needed to improve future disability data collection, and (c) strengthening connections between the data from and regarding respondents, researchers, and decision makers. In this way, the Center hopesto support the improvement of service systems that advance the quality of life of people with disabilities.

		The StatsRRTC’s research and outreach activities draw upon data from major national survey data (such as the ACS, CPS, NHIS, and SIPP) and the administrative records of government programs (such as SSDI, SSI, federal/state VR programs).		The StatsRRTC is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), which is the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS).

		“Is It Time to Establish a National Disability Data System?” (PDF), by David C. Stapleton and Craig Thornton, Employment Research, October 2009

		The StatsRRTC is a joint effort of Hunter College – led by John O’Neill and Elizabeth Cardoso in collaboration with American Association of People with Disabilities – led by Andrew Imparato Center for Essential Management Services – led by David Vandergoot Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation – led by Carl Suter Cornell University – led by Richard Burkhauser Center for Studying Disability Policy at Mathematica Policy Research – led by David Stapleton New Editions Consulting – led by Andrew Houtenville