On February 22, 2024, the Urban Institute will host a discussion of how the U.S. Census Bureau has proposed to change the way the agency measures disabled Americans.
Per the organizer, �The bureau currently estimates that 14 percent of people residing in the United States (44 million people) have a disability. According to the bureau�s testing, the new measure would cut the existing estimate to 8 percent, or 26 million people.� The proposed changes were not developed with �meaningful engagement with the disability community,� according to the Urban Institute.
Among the panelists at the event is a member of The Census Project�s Advisory Committee: Meeta Anand from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
The Census Project explored this issue in a blog post a couple of months ago.
Event to Discuss Proposed Census Bureau Changes to Measuring Disability
On February 22, 2024, the Urban Institute will host a discussion of how the U.S. Census Bureau has proposed to change the way the agency measures disabled Americans.
Per the organizer, �The bureau currently estimates that 14 percent of people residing in the United States (44 million people) have a disability. According to the bureau�s testing, the new measure would cut the existing estimate to 8 percent, or 26 million people.� The proposed changes were not developed with �meaningful engagement with the disability community,� according to the Urban Institute.
Among the panelists at the event is a member of The Census Project�s Advisory Committee: Meeta Anand from the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
The Census Project explored this issue in a blog post a couple of months ago.
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