Disability Statistics and Demographics Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (StatsRRTC)
Disability Statistics and Demographics Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (StatsRRTC)
Advancing Frontiers
Disability statistics are powerful tools that can support efforts to promote positive change. For instance, they may be used to (a) positively influence the formation of the individual and group identities of people with disabilities and the perception of people without disabilities, (b) frame issues by characterizing the size, composition, and experiences of the population with disabilities, (c) monitor key trends, (d) test hypotheses, and (e) evaluate programs.
The goal of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) is to effect positive change in the lives of people with disabilities, as individuals and as a community. The StatsRRTC is pursuing this goal by seeking to advance frontiers in the production and utilization of disability statistics, such that disability statistics (1) accurately represent the experiences of people with disabilities and (2) accurately shape policies and programs that influence the lives of people with disabilities.
Partners
The StatsRRTC is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RTGE0005). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
