This event is now complete; recordings, transcripts and presentations will be made available as they're ready at the Disability Compendium website.

Date: February 9-12, 2021 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm (ET) each day
Location: Online via Zoom Webcast
Cost: Free
Follow along on social media at: #DisabilityCompendiumEvent

We hope you will join us for our four-part virtual release of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium on February 9-12, 2021, 12:00-1:15 pm. During this webinar series, experts will present three web-based tools (Compendium, Supplement, and State Report) that make 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 this event.

Speaker List (PDF)

Agenda (View as PDF)

Day 1 (Tuesday, Feb. 9): Release of the Annual Report and Compendium

Moderator: Andrew Houtenville (UNH)

• Welcome – Andrew Houtenville (UNH)
• Opening Remarks – Phillip Beatty (NIDILRR)
• Annual Statistical Report on People with Disabilities in America
  Andrew Houtenville (UNH)
• Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
  Shreya Paul (UNH)
• State Reports with County Data
  Megan Henly (UNH)
• Infographics
  Marisa Rafal (UNH)
• Compendium of Survey Methods – Stacie Feldman (Mathematica)
• Questions & Answers

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Day 2 (Wednesday, Feb. 10): Federal Data Collection and Adjusting to COVID Environment

Moderator: Kirstin Painter (NIDILRR)

• Rapid Changes to U.S. Census Bureau Household Surveys: Data Collection During COVID-19
  Jason Fields (Census Bureau)
• Health Data
  Julie Weeks (CDC/NCHS)
• The Occupational Requirements Survey
  Michelle Dressner (BLS)
• Disability Employment Data and Trends During COVID-19
  Chris McLaren (ODEP)
• Questions & Answers

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Day 3 (Thursday, Feb. 11): Impact of COVID-19 for People with Disabilities

Moderator: Amanda Reichard (NIDILRR)

• Intersection of Race, Disability, and COVID-19: A Machine Learning Approach
  Allison Kolbe (ASPE)
• Use of Telehealth
  Kimberly Phillips (UNH)
• Employment Trends and State Patterns
  Andrew Houtenville & Shreya Paul (UNH)
• Food Sufficiency
  Debra Brucker (UNH)
• Questions & Answers

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Day 4 (Friday, Feb. 12): Disability and African Americans

Moderator: Shelly Reeves (NIDILRR)

• Infographic: Social Inequities Experienced by African Americans
  Kimberly Phillips & Marisa Rafal (UNH) 
• COVID-19 Agenda among African Americans with Disabilities: A Social Determinants of Health Perspective
  Edward Manyibe & Andre Washington (RRTC on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities, Langston University)
• Questions & Answers
• Closing Commentary
  David Wittenburg & David Mann (Mathematica)
• Quick Closing Remarks
  Andrew Houtenville (UNH)

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