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2025 Annual Disability Statistics Conference

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 4:30 pm (ET), In-Person Registration begins at 10 am (start and end time are subject to change)
Location: Streaming online via Zoom and in-person at the Holiday Inn, 550 C St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Cost: Free

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Join us for the 2025 Annual Disability Statistics Conference on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.  People can attend in-person or live online.

This collection makes finding and using disability statistics easier for individuals working on legislative and other matters relating to persons with disabilities.

Live captioning and ASL interpretation will be provided during the event.

Agenda

  • 10:30 am [In-Person Participants] Registration
  • 11:00 am Introduction 
    • Megan Henly (UNH)
  • 11:10 am Session 1: Annual Disability Statistics Collection
    • Moderator: John O’Neill (Kessler Foundation)
    • Presentation: Annual Report on Americans w/Disabilities, Andrew Houtenville (UNH)
    • Presentation: Disability Statistics Compendium, Stacia Bach (UNH)
    • Presentation: New External Factors Database and Community (EFDC), Nathan Thomas (UNH)
    • Questions and Answers
  • 12:15 pm Break
  • 12:30 pm Lunch Hour and Keynote Fireside Chat: The Power of Disability Data and Storytelling in Framing Our Policy Agenda
    • Participant: Andrew Houtenville (UNH)
    • Participant: Andy Imparato (Disability Rights California)
    • Participant: Participant TBD (TBD)
    • Questions and Answers
  • 1:40 pm Session 2: Utilization of Disability Statistics
    • Moderator: Megan Henly (UNH)
    • Presentation: Raeda Anderson (Shepherd Center)
    • Presentation: Title TBD, Dale Verchick (Disability Rights Center - Pennsylvania)
    • Presentation: Title TBD, Presenter TBD (Concepts Communication)
    • Questions and Answers
  • 2:50 pm Break
  • 3:00 pm Session 3: Survey Methods and Intellectual Disability
    • Moderator: Hyun Ju Kim (UNH)
    • Presentation: Ariel Schwartz (UNH)
    • Presentation: Allison Howland (Indiana University Bloomington)
    • Presentation: Survey Design for People with Developmental Disabilities: Focusing on the Survey on the Work & Life of Persons with Developmental Disabilities in Korea, Yegick Lim (Korean Employment for People with Disabilities)
    • Questions and Answers
  • 4:15 pm Closing Comments
    • Andrew Houtenville (UNH)
  • 4:30 pm Adjourn