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Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities

07/07/2008 | Requests *

Summary

While some health and economic data on people with disabilities are currently available, these data have limited use in providing a comprehensive assessment of how these individuals are faring. Additionally, the lack of more useful data limits the federal government’s ability to determine how well federal programs are serving individuals with disabilities. Read about ways better coordination could help facilitate the collection of such data to inform policy decisions.

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Available Files

Report PDF (154K, 10 pages)

Keywords

Information Technology; Disability policy;

Topic

Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities

Type/Tool

Data, Reports

Source

Government Accountability Office/GAO

State

All States/Territories

Date Created

07/07/2008

Contact

Daniel Bertoni

bertonid@gao.gov
202-512-7215

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2299

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