Finding and using statistics to advocate for people with disabilities is important for advocates, policymakers, and business owners who wish to understand the scope of disability in the community. To help explain why the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is so crucial for community access, the Northeast ADA Center is getting smart on data. We are pulling Disabilitystatistics.org, a trusted resource on disability data, into our website, starting with a Local Area Disability Data Dashboard!

Join Bill Erickson, resident disability statistics expert, as he introduces disabilitystatistics.org to the Northeast ADA Center community. He will review the tool and explain what kind of data can be found in it. Bill will also discuss how and why this information can be practically applied and effectively employed to educate people about the scope of disability.