Statistics You Can Use

Statistics can provide useful information and support your press releases, media interviews, and  more.

Tips to Help Statistics Make Sense

1. Use statistics carefully.
   It is important to make effective use of the numbers. Statistics in general can be misunderstood and must be handled with caution. Make sure the numbers that you are using make sense to your intended audience.
2. Be clear about the information you want to present.
   Never attempt to interpret the results of a statistic you don't fully understand.
3. Use statistics from reliable sources such as federal government agencies or grantees.
4. Include the reference source for your statistics. The numbers cannot be used with 100% certainty.

Publications from the ADA National Network

• Understanding Disability Statistics
  Web: adata.org/factsheet/understanding-disability-statistics
• Sources for Employment and Disability Data
  Web: adata.org/factsheet/sources-employment-and-disability-data

Statistics Resources by Topic

General ADA & Disability

• Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
  A web-based tool that pools disability statistics published by various federal agencies together in one place.
  Source: Institute on Disability/UCED - University of New Hampshire
  Web: disabilitycompendium.org
• Disability Counts Data Finder
  Source: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC: Rural) at the University of Montana
  Web: rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/resources/disability-counts-data-finder/
• Disability Data Lookup
  Source: Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities (RTC: Rural) at the University of Montana
  Web: rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/geography/
• Disability Statistics Online Resource
  Source: Cornell University
  Web: disabilitystatistics.org
• U.S. Census Bureau - American Fact Finder
  Web: factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
• U.S. Census Bureau - Disability Data 
  Web: census.gov/topics/health/disability.html/

Employment

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Disability
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
  Web: bls.gov/cps/demographics.htm#disability
• Data and Resources to Inspire a Vision of Employment (DRIVE)
  Source: LEAD Center
  Web: drivedisabilityemployment.org
• Data on Youth Employment Rate
  Employment data for youth with and without disabilities is obtained from the Current Population Survey (CPS), a monthly survey of households conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  Web: dol.gov/odep/categories/youth/youthemployment.htm
• Disability Employment Statistics
  Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) -  Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) - Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Web: dol.gov/odep/topics/DisabilityEmploymentStatistics.htm
• Employment Status of People with Disabilities
  Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) - Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  Web: bls.gov/cps/cpsdisability.htm

Enforcement

• ADA Charges filed with EEOC
  Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  Web: eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/ada-charges.cfm
• Enforcement and Litigation Statistics from EEOC
  Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  Web: eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/index.cfm

Medical and Health Care

• Disability and Health Data System
  Online interactive system that helps quickly translate state-level, disability-specific, data into information that can be used by state health departments, national disability and health organizations, and policymakers.
  Source: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  Web: cdc.gov/ncbddd/disabilityandhealth/dhds.html

Research - ADA & Disability

• ADA National Network - Research
  Web: adata.org/research
• ADA Participation Action Research Consortium (ADA PARC)
  Web: adata.org/ada-participation-action-research-consortium-ada-parc
• ADA Knowledge Translation Center (ADAKTC)
  Web: adakt.washington.edu
• Employment and Disability Institute
  Web: yti.cornell.edu
• John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
  Web: heldrich.rutgers.edu
• Law, Health Policy & Disability Center (LHPDC)
  Web: disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/research/index.html
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
  Web: ncset.org
• National Center on Workforce and Disability (NCWD)
  Web: onestops.info
• National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD)
  Web: ncwd-youth.info
• National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
  Web: acl.gov/programs/research-and-development