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NARIC Information Resource Sheets.
Organizations and contact information for advocacy, assistive technology, children with special needs, education, employment, mental health, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, universal design. For more resources on these topics, browse through the NARIC databases.

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NIDRR Long Range Plan 1999-2003
Details a five-year agenda that will advance the vital work being done in applied rehabilitation research. Describes current and future research opportunities and highlights the new paradigm and the emerging universe of disability. Also available online at http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/core-area.html

Choosing a High-Quality Medical Rehabilitation Program: An NRH Field Guide for People with Disabilities.
An easy-to-use guide to help people with disabilities to evaluate and choose a rehabilitation program. Includes checklists, a glossary, and extensive resources. Available online at http://www.bu.edu/hdr/products/choosing/choosing.pdf.

The following items are available for $1 each with a minimum charge of $5.

Chartbook on Women and Disability in the United States, 1999.
Compiled by InfoUse for NIDRR, this Chartbook is a rich resource for anyone interested in disability and its impact on girls and women. It describes the current status of women with disabilties, relative to other women and men without disabilities, in a number of aspects of life. Also available online at http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata Cost: $1.

Chartbook on Work and Disability in the United States, 1998.
Compiled by InfoUse for NIDRR, the chartbook is a reference on work and disability in the United States population, created for use by both technical and nontechnical audiences. It is a resource for agencies, employers, organizations, policymakers, researchers, and others concerned with the relationship bewteen disability and work. Also available at http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/workdisability.html

Building Participatory Action Partnerships in Disability and Rehabilitation Research (1997).
Prepared for NIDRR by Conwal Incorporated. This volume represents papers prepared for the 1995 conference "Forging Collaborative Partnerships in the Study of Disability - a NIDRR Conference on Participatory Action Research."

Disability Forum Report 4: Trends in Disability Prevalence and Their Causes: Proceedings of the Fourth National Disability Statistics and Policy Forum (1998).
Published by NIDRR (1998); discusses trends in disability and the future of disability research. Available online through the Department of Education at http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/index.html

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Report 16: Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (2001).
Published by NIDRR. Presents estimates of program participants and expenditures, including breakdowns by specific populations and types of services. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

Report 15: Transitions in Employment and Disability Among People Ages 51-61 (2000).
Published by NIDRR. Analyzes transitions in disability and employment from 1992-1994. Estimates incidence of disability and explores the effect that developing a disability has on maintaining employment. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

Report 14: Mobility Device Use in the United States (2000).
Published by NIDRR. This report focuses on the population using devices, providing a detailed profile of their demographic characteristics; health and disability status, including diagnoses and impairments, physical functioning, and activities of daily living; and health insurance status. The report addresses the accessibility of mobility device users’ homes and larger environments, demonstrating that improvements in physical accessibility remain a priority for millions of mobility device users. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

Report 13: Computer and Internet Use Among People with Disabilities (2000).
Published by NIDRR. Uses data from current surveys to demonstrate that gaps in computer and Internet use based on disability status are just as large as those based on race and ethnicity. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

Report 12: The Employment Experience of Persons with Limitations in Physical Functioning (1999).
Published by NIDRR. An analysis of the 1996 California Work and Health Survey, this report describes the differences between persons with and without physical disabilities over a wide range of employment characteristics, including the qualitiative aspects of employment: job content, job satisfaction, and expectations of future employment, among the two groups. It uses physical functional limitation status as a proxy for disability. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

The Disability Statistics Report 11: A Profile of Adults Needing Assistance with Activities of Daily Living, 1991-1992 (1997).
Published by NIDRR. Provides a profile of the noninstitutionalized adult population needing assistance with activities of daily living (ADL) and estimates the size of the population eligible for federal personal assistance services benefits under difference ADL, income, and age criteria. Also describes current sources of ADL assistance by recipient type. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

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The Disability Statistics Report 10: Trends in Labor Force Participation Among Persons with Disabilities, 1983 - 1994 (1997).
Published by NIDRR. Shows how the trends in labor force participation among people with disabilities compare to trends among people without disabilities, how people with disabilities associated with each category of chronic conditions fare in the labor market compare with the remainder of people with disabilities, and how age and gender affect employment of people with disabilities. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

The Disability Statistics Report 9: Income and Program Participation of People with Work Disabilities (1997).
Published by NIDRR. Examines the relationships between the prevalence of work disability, program participation, and economic well-being. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

The Disability Statistics Report 8: Families with Disabilities in the United States (1996).
Published by NIDRR. Provides statistical information on US families with members having disabilities: selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and utilization of health services by families with and without members with disabilities. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

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The Disability Statistics Report 7: Disability in the United States: Prevalence and Causes, 1992 (1996).
Published by NIDRR. Presents data on the prevalence of disability in the community, its sociodemographic distribution, the severity of disability, and the chronic disorders, injuries, and impairments that cause disability. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

The Disability Statistics Report 6: HIV/AIDS, Disability, and Employment (1996).
Published by NIDRR. Provides a baseline profile of HIV-related health status, degree of functional limitation and depressive affect, recipientship and denial of publicly funded disability benefits, private and publicly funded health insurance coverage, labor force participation, and illness-related changes in employment status. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

The Disability Statistics Report 5: Medical Expenditures for People with Disabilities in the United States, 1987 (1995).
Published by NIDRR (1995); focuses on the economic impact of disability and presents the results of an analysis of the medical care expenditures on non-institutionalized people with disabilities. Selected highlights of the report are available online through the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu

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Disability Statistics Abstracts
The following publications are free.


These abstracts and more disability statistics information are available from the Disability Statistics Center at http://dsc.ucsf.edu.

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For publications about assistive devices, see the ABLEDATA web site.

  
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