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Major Federal Surveys On Disability

Current Population Survey
http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Health Interview Survey
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm

National Health Interview Survey on Disability
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis_dis/nhis_dis.htm

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.ahrq.gov

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/

Survey of Income and Program Participation
http://www.bls.census.gov/sipp/

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

US Census Bureau Disability Portal
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability.html

American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet

Federal Information Sources On Disability And Chronic Conditions

Bureau of Justice Statistics
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

DisabilityInfo.Gov. The New Freedom Initiative's Online Resource for Americans with Disabilities
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/

National Council on Disability
http://www.ncd.gov/

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/

US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html

Rehabilitation Services Administration
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/index.html

Office of Special Education Services
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

US Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/default.htm

CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://cms.hhs.gov

Medicaid Statistics and Data
http://cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mcaidsad.asp

US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Homes & Communities
http://www.hud.gov/

US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/statistics.htm

US Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://stats.bls.gov/

Office of Disability Employment Policy
http://www.dol.gov/odep/

Other Data And Information Sources

National Rehabilitation Hospital
http://www.nrhrehab.org/

National Rehabilitation Information Center for Independence
http://www.naric.com/

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
http://www.ncddr.org/

InfoUse: Disability Data
http://www.disabilitydata.com/

TBI National Data Center
http://www.tbindc.org/

Model Spinal Cord Injury Care System
http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=10712

National Academy of Social Insurance
http://www.nasi.org/

Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/

United Nations Statistics Division
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/

United Nations Statistics Division - Disability Statistics
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/disability/introduction.asp

WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
http://www3.who.int/whosis/menu.cfm

Rehabilitation International
http://www.rehab-international.org/

Disability Advocacy Organizations

American Association of People with Disabilities
http://www.aapd-dc.org/

American Foundation for the Blind
http://www.afb.org/

The Arc of the United States
http://www.thearc.org

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
http://www.dredf.org/

Disability Rights Advocates
http://www.dralegal.org/

National Association of the Deaf
http://www.nad.org/

NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/

National Mental Health Consumer Self-Help Clearinghouse
http://www.mhselfhelp.org/

National Organization on Disability
http://www.nod.org/

Paralyzed Veterans of America
http://www.pva.org/

TASH
http://www.tash.org/

UCP
http://www.ucp.org

World Institute on Disability
http://www.wid.org/

Employment & The Americans With Disabilities Act

ADA Home Page: Information and Technical Assistance
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
http://www.adata.org/dbtac.html

Job Accommodation Network
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

Assistive Technology & Universal Design

ABLEDATA
http://www.abledata.com/

Alliance for Technology Access
http://www.ataccess.org/

Center for Universal Design
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

Independent Living Centers

The Design Linc: Accessibility Design & Resources
Independent Living Centers
http://www.designlinc.com/centers3.htm

Centers for Independent Living-ILRU Directory
http://www.ilru.org/jump1.htm

National Council on Independent Living
http://www.ncil.org

Home & Community-Based Services

ADAPT: American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
http://www.adapt.org/

Family Caregiver Alliance: National Center on Caregiving
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp

HCBS.org
http://www.hcbs.org/

Center for Personal Assistance Services
http://www.pascenter.org