StatsRRTC State-of-the-Science Conference:
The Future of Disability Statistics: What We Know and Need to Know
October 5 and 6, 2006, Doubletree Hotel, CrystalCity
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Thursday, October 5
7:30 – 8:30Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 10:15Session I: Introduction and the Latest Statistics
- Welcome and Overview
David Stapleton, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
- 2005 Annual Disability Status Report
Andrew Houtenville, Cornell StatsRRTC
- Comments from NIDRR
Steven Tingus, Director, NIDRR
10:15 – 10:45Break
10:45 - NoonSession II: An In Depth Look at Current Statistics: Demographics and Health
- Moderator/Discussant
Gale Whiteneck, CraigHospital
- Who Are People with Disabilities? Demographic Trends
Andrew Houtenville, Cornell StatsRRTC
- A Review of Disability Data for the Institutional Population
Peiyun She, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
- Health and Functional Status of People with Disabilities in the United States
Gerry Hendershot, Disability Statistics Consultant
Noon – 1:30Lunch and Keynote Address: (Buffet Lunch Provided)
- Keynote Speaker:
Andrew Imparato, President, American Association of People with Disabilities
1:30 – 2:45Session III: An In Depth Look at Current Statistics: Economic Outcomes
- Moderator
Stephen Bell, Abt Associates, Inc.
- Trends in the Employment of Working-Age People with Disabilities: 1980-2004
David Wittenburg, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Trends in the Income of Working-Age People with Disabilities: 1980-2004
Robert Weathers, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Trends in the Poverty Rate of Working-Age People with Disabilities: 1980-2004
Richard Burkhauser, CornellUniversity
- Discussant
Pamela Loprest, Urban Institute
2:45 – 3:15Break
3:15 – 4:30Session IV: Identifying the Population with Disabilities in Surveys
- Moderator
Sue Stoddard, InfoUse
- Census Bureau Efforts to Revise Disability-Related Questions in the American Community Survey (ACS)
SharonStern, U.S. Census Bureau
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Efforts to Design Disability-Related Questions in the Current Population Survey
TerenceMcMenamin, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Report from the ISDS Workgroup on Identifying the Population with Disabilities using Surveys
Barbara Altman, Disability Statistics Consultant
- Discussant
Lois Verbrugge, University of Michigan
4:30 – 4:45Closing Comments – Andrew J. Houtenville
5:00 – 7:00Reception: Windows Over Washington Room
Friday, October 6
8:00 – 8:45Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome
9:00 – 10:15Session V: Improvement of Survey Data Collection Methods
- Moderator
Janice Ballou, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Comparison of Two Methods for Proxy Respondent Decision
Anne Ciemnecki, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Examining Quality of Life from Three Perspectives: A Study of Deinstitutionalization of Persons with Disabilities.
Dawn Apgar, Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute, NJIT
Paul Lerman, Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute, NJIT
- The Use of Focus Groups in the Evaluation of Programs for Youth with Disabilities:
Early Lessons from the Youth Transition Demonstration
Alissa Gardenhire Crooks, MDRC
- Discussant
Paul Beatty, NationalCenter for Health Statistics
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – NoonSession VI: Harnessing Administrative Data: Examples and Potential
-Moderator
David C. Stapleton, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
- Using Linked Data to Track Participation in the Medicaid Buy-in Program
Henry Ireysand Su Liu, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Evaluating the Long-Term Earnings Outcomes of Vocational Rehabilitation Participants using Administrative Data Sources
David Dean, University of Richmond
- Filling in the Gaps in Administrative Data: Lessons from the Ticket to Work Evaluation
Paul O’Leary, Social Security Administration
- Discussant
Craig Thornton, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Noon – 1:30Lunch and Keynote Address: (Buffet Lunch Provided)
- Keynote Speaker:
Christine Griffin, Commissioner, EEOC
1:30 – 3:15Session VII: Enhancing Survey Data on People with Disabilities
- Moderator
David Keer, Co-Chair, Interagency Subcommittee on Disability Statistics
- What We Don’t Know about People with Disabilities
Gina Livermore, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
- Top 10 Ways to Improve Survey Data on People with Disabilities
David Stapleton, Cornell University Institute for Policy Research
- Measuring the Size and Characteristics of the Older Residential CarePopulation:
Evidence from Three National Surveys
Brenda Spillman, Urban Institute
- Discussant
Scott Brown, OSEP
3:15Closing Comments: Andrew Houtenville, Director, Cornell StatsRRTC