Data and Statistics
The data and statistics page collects up-to-date information from, and links to, organizations that conduct research on blindness and employment in America.
Cornell Disability Research Group, Employment and Disability Institute
The Employment and Disability Institute (EDI) at Cornell provides education, research, and technical assistance on disability in the workplace. EDI provides summaries and analysis of current available data on employment and disability.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) is a leading in national sponsor of disability research. NIDRR, a division of the Department of Education, conducts over 300 research programs that promote inclusion, social integration, employment and independent living for people with disabilities.
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Disabilities Statistics Center
The UCSF Disability Statistics Center generates policy-relevant statistical information on the status of people with disabilities. The Center's research investigates changes in people with disabilities’ access to employment, technology, health care, community-based services, independent living, and participation in society.
Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision
The Mississippi State University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (MSU-RRTC) is a leader in research on blindness. They sponsor quantitative and qualitative research, analyses of large databases, program evaluation, and knowledge development in the field of blindness and low vision.
The Current Population Survey (CPS) collects monthly data on labor force participation, employment, and unemployment statistics for multiple demographic groups, including persons with a disability. Currently, CPS estimates for employment among people with disabilities are only available for the nation as a whole, and are not available at the state level.
American Foundation for the Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that provides advocacy, research, and technology access to individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and acts to elevate the quality of information for the professionals who serve people with vision loss. AFB produces the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), a leading publication in blindness scholarship.
Association of University Centers on Disability
The Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary programs on disability. AUCD provides academic training, research, policy recommendations, advocacy, program evaluation, and best practices to the agencies, organizations, and policy makers that serve people living with disabilities and their families.
American Statistical Association (ASA), Committee on Statistics and Disability
The ASA Committee on Statistics and Disability publishes the annual Disability Statistics Compendium. This Compendium is designed to serve as a collection of, and reference guide to, the wide variety of government-published disability statistics.
Center for an Accessible Society
The Center for an Accessible Society acts as credible information source for media outlets looking for information on people living with disabilities. The Center for an Accessible Society was funded by the NIDRR with the goal of focusing public attention on disability and independent living issues.
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) was founded to translate NIDRR-sponsored research and development results into evidence-based instruments and systematic reviews.
National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence
The National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence (NARIC) has been collecting, organizing, and maintaining information on Disability and Rehabilitation for over 30 years. Their database now includes more than 70,000 documents and journal articles.
National Organization on Disability
The National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation of America’s 54 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. NOD researches, develops, and demonstrates creative approaches to disability employment issues.
American Association for People with Disabilities
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), the country's largest cross-disability membership organization, organizes the disability community to be a powerful voice for change – politically, economically, and socially.
Center for Studying Disability Policy
The Center for Studying Disability Policy was established in 2007 by Mathematica to inform disability policy formation with rigorous, objective research and data collected from the people disability policy aims to serve. The Center supplies the nation's policymakers with the current information they need to inform and implement 21st-century disability policy.
Society for Disability Studies (SDS)
The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is a scholarly organization that is dedicated to the cause of promoting the disability studies as an academic discipline. According to SDS’s Mission Statement, through research, artistic production, teaching and activism, the Society for Disability Studies seeks to augment understanding of disability in all cultures and historical periods, to promote greater awareness of the experiences of disabled people, and to advocate for social change.
The Institute on Disability/UCED at the University of New Hampshire
The Institute on Disability/UCED (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire advances policies, practices, education, and research that strengthen communities and ensure full access, equal opportunities, and participation for all persons.