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Houtenville, Andrew J. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2003
This article compares the economic status of adults with visual impairments with those with non-visual impairments using data from the National Health Interview Survey. Employment rates and mean household incomes were lower and receipt of Social Security Disability Insurance higher among those blind in both eyes than those with less severe visual…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Blindness, Economic Status
Meyers, Marcia K.; Brady, Henry E.; Seto, Eva Y. – 2000
This book provides new estimates of the private costs and public effects of childhood disabilities among welfare recipients. Based on over 2,000 interviews conducted between 1992-96 with household heads in 3 California counties, the estimates cover direct expenditures by families and indirect costs from employment reductions. The study finds that…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Employment Patterns, Federal Aid