Keeping Track: National Disability Status and Program Performance Indicators
April 21, 2008
National Council on Disability -
Available online as PDF file [129p.] at: http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2008/pdf/Indicators_Report.pdf
“…….Measuring the status of people with disabilities and the extent to which programs are assisting their clients to achieve better outcomes is important for many reasons. The number of people with disabilities in the
These numbers are likely to increase with the aging of baby boomers. People who acquire significant physical disabilities in early life are living longer than in prior years largely because of medical advancements. Measuring the status of people with disabilities is also important because the limited data we have indicate that the employment rate, level of household income, and educational attainment are low, and the poverty and obesity rates among people with disabilities are high compared to their peers without disabilities.
This report describes what we know about the status of people with disabilities in the
This report proposes a set of statistical indicators to annually measure the status of working-age people with disabilities and compare them to working-age people without disabilities in the
Additionally, the life circumstances of working-age people with disabilities differ enough from the circumstances of children, youth and seniors, that separate indicators are warranted; indeed, indicator systems already exist for children and seniors. The topical indicator set, which can be produced relatively quickly, can provide a foundation for the social indicator systems being developed, and stimulate public awareness about the status of people with disabilities and the need for improvement.
This report discusses disability as a socio-demographic characteristic. This may not reflect the full experience of disability because disability is an interaction between an individual with an impairment and the environment, rather than merely a personal characteristic….”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
A. Need for the National Disability Performance and Indicators Project
B. Current Measurement Systems
CHAPTER 2: FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION OF SOCIAL REPORTING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 3: EXISTING AND EMERGING SOCIETAL INDICATORS
A. Key National Indicators Initiative
B. The Canadian Experience
C. Topical Indicator Systems
CHAPTER 4: THE STATUS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
A. General Limitations of Existing Data
B. Identifying Concepts That Are Important to Measure
C. Domains and Data
CHAPTER 5: KEY DISABILITY INDICATORS
CHAPTER 6: PROGRAM PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
Additional resources are available at http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/index.htm
APPENDIX A. Review of Societal Indicator Systems
APPENDIX B. Background and Methodology for Focus Groups
APPENDIX C. National Data Collection Instruments
APPENDIX D. Limitations of Existing Data
APPENDIX E. Data on Individuals with Disabilities
APPENDIX F. Program Assessment Rating Tool Outcome Measures
APPENDIX G. National Core Indicators
APPENDIX H. References
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