Date: February 14th, 2017
These events are now complete, you can view recordings and other materials below. To view the StatsRRTC Disability Statistics Collection visit our Statistics Collection.
Agenda
Day 1: Lessons in Data Collection and Application to Policy and Practice
Panel 1: Emerging Options for Obtaining Data
Moderator: David Keer, former NIDILRR, Andrew Houtenville, UNH
- Presentation 1: Identifying People with Disabilities in Fed. Surveys, Eric Lauer, UNH
- Presentation 2: Web versus Traditional Survey Methods, Kimberly Phillips, UNH
- Presentation 3: Pilot Survey using a Web-Based Follow-Up Panel, Jesse Chandler, MPR
Panel 2: Using Program and Linked Data
Moderator: Andrew Houtenville, UNH
- Presentation 1: Housing Policy with Linked Data, Debra Brucker, UNH
- Presentation 2: Long Term VR Outcomes, David Mann, MPR
- Presentation 3: Comparing SSDI Earnings in Survey and Administrative Records, David Wittenburg, MPR
Panel 3: Data to Inform Policymakers
Moderator: Amanda Reichard, NIDILRR
- Presentation 1: The American Disability Belt, Amanda Botticello, Kessler Foundation
- Presentation 2: nTIDE-Trends, John O'Neill, Kessler Foundation & Andrew Houtenville, UNH
- Presentation 3: Tracking SSDI Receipt, Yonatan Ben-Shalom, MPR
Panel 4: Data to Inform Practitioners
Moderator: Michael Gamel-McCormick, Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD)
- Presentation 1: WIOA Measures & Effectiveness, David Vandergoot, Center for Essential Management Services, Inc. (CEMS) & John Connelly, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)
- Presentation 2: Using Local Statistics in California, Lewis Kraus, Public Health Institute (PHI)
- Presentation 3: Advocating using Local Statistics, Susan Dooha, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY)
Day 2: Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
Panel 5: Compendium/Annual Report Release
Moderator: Deb Brucker, UNH, Andrew Houtenville, UNH
- Presentation 1: What’s New, Eric Lauer, UNH
- Presentation 2: The Annual Report (slides), Lewis Kraus, PHI
- Presentation 3: Long-Term Trends,, Andrew Houtenville, UNH
Panel 6: Federal Data & Survey Updates
Moderator: Hugh Berry, NIDILLR
- Presentation 1: Disability Statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, Amy Steinweg, United States Census Bureau
- Presentation 2: Data Activity Updates from NCBDDD, Elizabeth Courtney-Long, Center for Disease Control
- Presentation 3: Disability Measurement at NCHS: Changing for the Future, Julie Weeks, National Center for Health Statistics
- Presentation 4: Value of Actionable Data in Disability Employment, Savi Swick, Office of Disability and Employment Policy
- Presentation 5: BLS Occupational Requirements Survey, Renee Marshall, United States Bureau Labor Statistics