Swem Government Information - Disability

83.2 Percent of Class of 2009 Graduate on Time

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:00 -0500

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/NewHome/pressreleases/2009/oct20.html Press release with statistics on the graduation rates of members of the class of 2009. Provides statistics on graduation rate percentages by race, ethnicity, gender, disability, limited English proficient, economic disadvantaged, homeless, and migrant categories. From the Virginia Department of Education

Virginia OASDI Beneficiaries by State and Zip Code 2008

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:05:00 -0500

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_zip/2008/va.pdf Provides statistics on the number of beneficiaries by category of benefit, the total monthly benefits paid, and the number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older by zip code within Virginia. From the Social Security Administration

OASDI Beneficiaries By State and Zip Code, 2008

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:04:00 -0500

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_zip/2008/index.html Presents basic program data on the number and type of beneficiaries and the amount of benefits paid by state, Social Security Administration field office, and zip code for the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Benefits Program. From the Social Security Administration.

Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:31:00 -0500

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/capd07.htm Presents the first findings on nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Public Participation Plan

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:16:00 -0500

http://www.hrtpo.org/PubNotices/Sep2009/HRTPO_Public_Participation_Plan_9.24.09_DRAFT.pdf Offers planning information and the opportunity for citizens to participate in regional transportation planning in the Hampton Roads area. Includes plans, programs, and public participation guidelines, outreach goals, environmental justice guidelines, and strategies for reaching minority and low income populations, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization.

SSI Annual Statistical Report 2008

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:08:00 -0500

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2008/ssi_asr08.pdf Annual statistical report on the federal government Supplemental Security Income program and the needy aged, blind, and disabled people who receive benefits from it. From the Social Security Administration.

OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2008

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:06:00 -0500

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_sc/2008/index.html Offers statistics on those receiving Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits by state and county during 2008. Shows number and type of recipients and amount of benefits paid by county and state. From the Social Security Administration.

Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2008

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:33:00 -0500

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2008/di_asr08.pdf Latest annual report covering number of beneficiaries, workers compensation and public disability benefits, benefits awarded, withheld, and terminated, disabled workers who have returned to work and more. From the Social Security Administration.

Aging Differently: Physical Limitations Among Adults Aged 50 Years and Over: United States, 2001-200

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:19:00 -0500

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db20.pdf Reports that non-Hispanic black adults aged 50+ have higher rates of physical limitations than non-Hispanic white adults in each age group. In each race group, women are more likely than men of the same age to have one or more physical limitations. From the National Center for Health Statistics.

Forest Grove School District v. T.A.

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:26:00 -0500

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/08-305 6-3 decision of the Supreme Court that parents of children with disabilities may seek reimbursement for private school tuition even if they have not previously sent their children to public schools. From Findlaw.com.

The State of Fair Housing FY2008: Annual Report on Fair Housing

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:50:00 -0500

http://www.hud.gov/content/releases/fy2008annual-rpt.pdf Reports that more than 10,500 housing discrimination complaints were filed with federal authorities during 2008, with the highest number of complaints relating to disability and the second highest to race. From the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Supplemental Security Income Recipients by State and County 2008

Fri, 29 May 2009 13:20:00 -0500

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/2008/index.html Offers statistics on the number of recipients and amount of payments by state for the program that provides assistance to low-income elderly, blind or disabled persons. From the Social Security Administration.

AT&T Corporation v. Hulteen et al.

Mon, 18 May 2009 14:09:00 -0500

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-543 7-2 Supreme Court decision that rejected the claims of four women that their pension calculation should include time spent on pregnancy leave between 1968 and 1976. The law treating preganancy no differently than other disabilities was not passed until 1979. From Findlaw.com

National Minimum Wage: Low Pay Commission Report 2009

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:40:00 -0500

http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm76/7611/7611.pdf Reviews the past ten years since minimum wage legislation was first passed in Great Britain in 1999, evaluates the impact of the minimum wage on different groups of workers, (especially women, youth, migrant workers, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities) and also examines the current apprentice exemptions. Command Paper Cm7511.

Equality Bill

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:37:00 -0500

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2009/rp09-042.pdf Describes an attempt by the British Parliament to harmonize existing law which outlaws various types of discrimination into a more coherent whole. Proposes a new legal framework for equalities legislation, and includes a section on statistical aspects of social inequality, including age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, ethnic minorities, religion, sexual orientation and gender pay gap. House of Commons Library Research Paper 09/42.