SEPT. 16, 2024 — The U.S. Census Bureau will livestream its upcoming meeting with disability community stakeholders Sept. 30 from 10:45 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET in the DC metro area. The event livestream will be available on Census Live for public viewing. The agenda is below.

The purpose of the meeting is to better understand challenges in data availability and access for the disability community based on feedback in response to a Federal Register notice outlining proposed changes to the American Community Survey (ACS).

The Census Bureau is hosting the meeting with the Office of Management and Budget, the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Council on Disability, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, and the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities’ Health Task Force. The meeting will bring together federal agencies, data users, disability advocates, community representatives, and stakeholders.

The Census Bureau is committed to engaging stakeholders and is working closely with our co-sponsors to ensure this convening provides meaningful engagement and is fully inclusive and accessible.

Contact census.partners@census.gov if you have any access needs.

Stakeholder Meeting on Disability Data Needs Agenda

10:45 AM

Remarks

Convening Facilitator: Meeta Anand, The Leadership Conference Education Fund

Executive Introductions

Robert Santos, Director, U. S. Census Bureau
Karin Orvis, Chief Statistician of the United States
Brian Moyer, Director, National Center for Health Statistics
Claudia Gordon, Chair, National Council on Disability

11:00 AM

Defining Disability and Disability Identity

Marissa Ditkowsky, National Partnership for Women & Families

11:20 AM

Agency Needs, Procedure, and Communication

Moderator: Ana Torres-Davis, National Council on Disability

Panelists:

Bev Pratt, Office of Management and Budget
Elizabeth Poehler, U.S. Census Bureau
Karen Brummond, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Stephen Blumberg, National Center for Health Statistics

12:20 PM

Update on Disability Data Interagency Working Group

Adam Politis, Office of Science and Technology Policy

12:35 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM

A Path Toward Meaningful Engagement with the Disability Community

Moderator: Tho Vinh Banh, Disability Rights California

Panelists:

Kate Caldwell, Center for Racial and Disability Justice
Sheryl Emery, National Black Deaf Advocates
Marlene Sallo, National Disability Rights Network
Maria Town, American Association of People with Disabilities
Silvia Yee, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund

2:30 PM

Break

2:45 PM

Reimagining Disability Data: Disability Researcher Perspectives on Gaps, Uses, and Promising Practices

Moderator: Jean Hall, University of Kansas

Panelists:

Anjali Forber-Pratt, American Association on Health & Disability
Scott Landes, Syracuse University
Marjorie McGee, Oregon Health Authority
Daniel Mont, Center for Inclusive Policy
Bonnielin Swenor, Johns Hopkins University

3:45 PM

Opportunity for Comments

4:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Robert Santos, Director, U.S. Census Bureau

No news release associated with this announcement. Tip sheet only.

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