ACS 2023
People with a cognitive disability are more likely than their peers to be unemployed and live in poverty
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What percentage of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities close out of vocational rehabilitation services?
Employment Snapshot 2023
What percentage of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are work
How Families and Employment Professionals can Form Partnerships to Support Youths and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
This brief highlights the perspectives and experiences of family members of four young adults with IDD who shared their employment and community engagement stories.
Data Note 87: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment And Day Services (1988–2021)
Data Note 87 summarizes findings core findings from the Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services through FY 2021.
Data Note 86: Defining Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Comparative Overview Across Five National Datasets
Data Note 86 shares a comparative overview of the different definitions of intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) from five national data sources on employment outcomes.
Data Note 85: Comparing VR Services Rate Between Black and White Job Seekers Across the US
Data Note 85 explores differences in receiving VR services between Black and white job seekers.
Data Note 84: Social Security Administration Data Trends: Key Findings on Work Incentive Programs (2000–2021)
This Data Note summarizes Social Security Administration data from 2000-2021 on work incentives and their underutilization by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. It compares younger and older recipients’ likelihood of working and participating in work incentives. It also examines the employment rate trends of SSI recipients across four disability sub-groups.
State Agency Promising Practice: Insights Into Changes in Employment and Day Services Data From IDD Agencies During COVID-19
The COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) had a major impact on people with disabilities and the services they receive. This brief explores the impact of PHE on employment and day services of people with IDD.
Data Note 83: The Amercian Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) offers a broad population view of employment outcomes for working-age people with disabilities. Data Note 83 summarizes findings from an analysis of 2021 ACS data on employment rates, weeks worked, and poverty rates of people with and without disabilities across the US.