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Statistics are a powerful tool—in research, policymaking, program evaluation, and advocacy. They are used to frame the issues, monitor current circumstances and progress, judge the effectiveness of policies and programs, make projections about the future, and predict the costs of potential policy changes.

Statistics about the population with disabilities and about the government programs that serve people with disabilities—disability statistics—are often difficult to find. Numerous government agencies generate and publish disability statistics, and as result, disability statistics are scattered and buried in documents and Web sites all across the Federal government.

The Annual Compendium on Disability Statistics is intended to be an annual publication of statistics on people with disabilities and government programs that serve the population with disabilities and is modeled after the Statistical Abstracts of the United States, published yearly by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Compendium is designed to serve as a reference guide to government publications. Each year, the Compendium will be updated to reflect the statistics published in the previous year.

Click here to download the latest Compendium (pdf)

Click here to view the 2010 Compendium of Disability Statistics presentation.

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