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Glossary of Disability-Related Terms Accessible: In the case of a facility, readily usable by a particular individual; in the case of a program or activity, presented or provided in such a way that a particular individual can participate, with or without auxiliary aids(s); in the case of electronic resources, accessible with or without the use of adaptive computer technology. Access barrier: Any obstruction that prevents people with disabilities from using standard facilities, equipment and resources. Accessible Web design: Creating World Wide Web pages according to universal design principles to eliminate or reduce barriers, including those that affect people with disabilities. Accommodation: An adjustment to make a workstation, job, program, facility, or resource accessible to a person with a disability. Adaptive technology: Hardware or software products that provide access to a computer that is otherwise inaccessible to an individual with a disability. ALT attribute: HTML code that works in combination with graphical tags to provide alternative text for graphical elements. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA): A comprehensive Federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, telecommunications, public services, public accommodations and services. American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII): Standard for unformatted text which enables transfer of data between platforms and computer systems. Assistive technology: Technology used to assist a person with a disability (e.g., a handsplint or computer-related equipment). Auxiliary aids and services: May include qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments; qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments; acquisition or modification of equipment or devices; and other similar services and actions. Braille: A system of embossed characters formed by using a Braille cell, a combination of six dots consisting of two vertical columns of three dots each. Each simple Braille character is formed by one or more of these dots and occupies a full cell or space. Browser: A program that runs on an Internet-connected computer and provides access to the World Wide Web. Web browsers may be text-only, such as Lynx, or graphical, such as Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. Captioned film or videos: Transcription of the verbal portion of films or videos is displayed to make them accessible to people who have hearing impairments. xiii User Guide Descriptive listings in TheThe CompleteComplete ResourceDirectory Guide for People for People with Disabilities with Disabilities are organizedare organized into 24 into 31 chapters, by either resource type or disability category type. You will find the following types of listings throughout the book: National Agencies & Associations State Agencies & Associations Camps & Exchanges Programs Manufacturers of Assistive Devices, Clothing, Computer Equipment & Supplies Print & Electronic Media Living Centers & Facilities Libraries & Research Centers Conferences & Trade Shows Below is a sample listing illustrating the kind of information that is or might be included in an Association entry. Each numbered item of information is described in the paragraphs on the following page. 1 1234 2 Advocacy Center for Seniors with Disabilities 3 1762 South Major Drive New Orleans, LA 98087 4 800-000-0000 5 058-884-0709 6 Fax: 058-884-0568 7 TDD: 800-000-0001 8 email: [email protected] 9 www.sadvoc.com 10 Barbara Pierce, Executive Director Diane Watkins, Marketing Director Robert Goldfarb, Administrative Assistant 11 The mission of the Center is to advance the dignity, equality, self-determination and choices of senior citizens with disabilities. It provides referrals, publishes information, including a monthly newsletter, offers workshops and consultation on legal, social, travel, and medical issues. The Center works with various local organizations to help seniors with disabilities stay active in their community. 12 Founded 1964 13 18 pages 14 Monthly xix User Key 1 Record Number: Entries are listed alphabetically within each category and numbered sequentially. The entry numbers, rather than page numbers, are used in the indexes to refer to listings. 2 Organization Name: Formal name of company or organization. Where organization names are completely capitalized, the listing will appear at the beginning of the alphabetized section. In the case of publications, the title of the publication will appear first, followed by the publisher. 3 Address: Location or permanent address of the organization. 4 Toll Free Number: This is listed when provided by the organization. 5 Phone Number: The listed phone number is usually for the main office of the organization, but may also be for the sales, marketing, or public relations office as provided by the organization. 6 Fax Number: This is listed when provided by the organization. 7 TDD Number: This is listed when provided. It refers to Telephone Device for the Deaf. 8 E-Mail: This is listed when provided by the organization and is generally the main office e-mail. 9 Web Site: This is also referred to as an URL address. These web sites are accessed through the Internet by typing http:// before the URL address. 10 Key Personnel: Name and titles of department heads of the organization. 11 Organization Description: This paragraph contains a brief description of the organization and their services. 12 Year Founded: The year in which the organization was established or founded. If the organization has changed its name, the founding date is usually for the earliest name under which it was known. 13 Number of Pages: Number of pages if the listing is a publication. 14 Frequency: The frequency of the listing if it is a publication. xxi !%'!"" '' ' ' #& $' xxiii 2020 Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America Acknowledgements Funding for this publication made possible by: The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC), funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community, Living National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), grant number 90RTGE0001. The information developed by the StatsRRTC does not necessarily represent the policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government (Edgar, 75.620 (b)). The StatsRRTC is part of the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). The IOD was established in 1987 to provide a university-based focus for the improvement of knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of people with disabilities and their families and is New Hampshire’s University Center for Excellence in Disability (UCED). Located within UNH, the IOD is a federally designated center authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Act. Through innovative and interdisciplinary research, academic, service, and dissemination initiatives, the IOD builds local, state, and national capacities to respond to the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families. 10 West Edge Drive, Suite 101 | Durham, NH 03284 603.862.4320 | relay: 711 | [email protected] | https://www.iod.unh.edu Stay Connected: This document is available in alternative formats upon request. Copyright 2020. Institute on Disability. University of New Hampshire. xxiv 2020 Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America 2020 Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics A NIDILRR-Funded Center xxv 2020 Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America Introduction Make the Call. Statistics are a powerful tool. The National Bureau of Economic Research tracks changes in the national gross domestic product, a key indicator of economic activity, to “make the call” as to whether the economy is in recession. On the first Friday of each month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the official unemployment rate to monitor the labor market. Each year during the second week of September, the Census Bureau publishes the official poverty rate and whether an increase or decrease in the poverty rate was detected. The Centers of Diseases Control and Prevention’s Health People program tracks health indicators over the course of each decade. The goal of the Annual Report on People with Disabilities in America is to track the progress of people with disabilities using key social and economic indicators and each make the call (for each indicator) as to whether an increase or decrease was detected. Topics. The Annual Report will include many of the key indicators identified in a comprehensive 2008 study, Keeping Track: National Disability Status and Program Performance Indicators, conducted by the National Council on Disability (NCD). This NCD report used a systematic approach of stakeholder input to select indicators based on data availability and ability to address key areas of interest to stakeholders. The resulting indicators were in the following areas of interest: employment, educational attainment, health and health care, financial status and security, leisure recreation, personal relationships, and crime/safety. At the top of each topic the population being studied is noted

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