Scott Landes

Aug 31, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Scott Landes |Bonnielin K. Swenor |Jean Hall

The authors have declared no competing interest. This study did not receive any funding. I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained.

Jul 9, 2024 | healthaffairs.org | Scott Landes |Bonnielin K. Swenor |Melissa Clark |Jean Hall |Amanda Hermans |Catherine Ipsen | +7 more

Nearly 27 percent of US adults have a disability, with evidence that rates of disability have been increasing over time, . For some people, disability is congenital; for others, disability is acquired at some point between childhood and older age. Some disabled people weave their disability into their identity; others do not. And although many disabled people experience functional limitations, this is not the case for all disabled people.

Nov 27, 2023 | statnews.com | Bonnielin K. Swenor |Scott Landes

About 20 million disabled people will be erased if the U.S. Census Bureau moves forward with changes to disability data collection methods. That is because many disabled people will no longer be counted as disabled by the new questions the Census is proposing to use starting in 2025 with the annual American Community Survey (ACS). As disabled people, and as scholars who study disability measurement and use disability data for our research, we have grave concerns about this proposed change.