Webinar: Disability Status Report Statistics

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Subject: Webinar: Disability Status Report Statistics

Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:33:31 +0000

Dear Dan Vachon,

Cornell University's Employment and Disability Institute (EDI) will

host an online webinar on November 12, 2008 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST

to present the findings of the 2007 Disability Status Report. The

free webinar will explore recently released 2007 American Community

Survey data related to disability and employment, education, poverty,

household income and labor earnings.

Cornell Research found that in 2007, 36.9 percent of working-age (21-

64) people with disabilities were employed, compared with the 79.7

percent of people without disabilities. Moreover, researchers found

that 24.7 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities lived in

poverty, compared to 9.0 percent of those without disabilities. These

dramatic discrepancies are longstanding and continue to separate

Americans with disabilities from their peers without disabilities.

WHO: Cornell University's Employment and Disability Institute,

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability

Demographics and Statistics

WHAT: Free Online Webinar on Disability Statistics

WHEN: November 12, 2008 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST

WHY: Cornell University experts in disability statistics and research

will lead the dialogue and act as guides to the latest information

and issues associated with disability statistics and the

circumstances that those with disabilities face.

WHERE: To register for this free webinar, please go to:

www.DisabilityStatistics.org

EDI's Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability

Demographics and Statistics (StatsRRTC) bridges the divide between

the sources of disability data and the users of disability

statistics. Funded by the National Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), StatsRRTC produces the Disability

Status Reports annually based on analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

The relevance of these statistics to the process of developing and

maintaining policies that relate to the people with disabilities in

the United States can not be overstated. We hope that we may be

honored with your participation in this insightful and relevant

discussion on November 12, 2008 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST.

Sincerely

L. EckstromAdministrative AssistantEmployment and Disability

Institute

ILR School Cornell University201L Garden Avenue, Dolgen HallIthaca,

NY 14853-3901Phone: (607) 254-8311Fax: (607) 255-2763TTY/TDD: (607)

255-2891Email: ee224@...

Advancing the World of Work

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