Research & Subject Guides: Health Disparities and Equity in Health Care: Disabilities

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World Health Organization Disability and Health
Describes how disabilities may impact health, and possible solutions.

People Living with Disabilities by National Academies of Sciences; Joe Alper (Editor)
ISBN: 0309457920
Publication Date: 2018-09-20
Poor health literacy has many negative consequences for achieving the quadruple aim of better care, improving the health of the community and the population, providing affordable care, and improving the work life of health care providers, and those consequences disproportionately affect those individuals with disabilities and those who experience health disparities.

STATISTICS × Disability Statistics - Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics (Cornell University)
Information on the population size and disability prevalence for various demographic subpopulations, as well as statistics related to employment, earnings, and household income.
Annual Disability Statistics Compendium
The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium is a web-based tool that pools disability statistics published by various federal agencies together in one place. When working on legislative and other matters relating to persons with disabilities, the Compendium will make finding and using disability statistics easier.