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Research has shown that people with disabilities achieve at lower levels in education and employment when compared to their peers without disabilities. Below are some sources that have compiled some of these statistics.

• provides disability related statistics from data collected in the United States.
• reports disability related data taken from the Census2000 statistics and annual statistics on prevalence, demographics, employment and earnings.
• provides data, statistics and research on disability related issues.
• is a source for statistics concerning Social Security disability-related programs.

International disability statistics are also available. Some of the sources for this data include:

• provides a statistical reference and guide to national sources of disability, basic disability prevalence rates, and questions used in each national survey to identify persons with disabilities.
• is a source of cross-national summaries and research on disability statistics and employment.
• provides a review of sources of health and disability data.