Tuesday, August 22, 2006

[IWS] FUTURE OF DISABILITY STATISTICS: WHAT WE KNOW & NEED TO KNOW (Conference Invitation)

IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016
-------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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The Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics (StatsRRTC) invites you to our State-of-the-Science Conference on:

THE FUTURE OF DISABILITY STATISTICS: WHAT WE KNOW AND NEED TO KNOW

  Thursday and Friday, October 5 and 6, 2006
  Doubletree Hotel/Crystal City, Arlington VA

Register before September 1 to take advantage of a reduced registration fee.

See the updated agenda and registration and accommodation information at:

  http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/srrtc-2006conference.cfm

This two-day conference will (a) cover current statistic on the characteristics and status of working-age people with disabilities derived from current survey and administrative data and (b) explore options for improving future data collection and data distribution efforts.

Sign language interpreters and CART will be provided.

If you would like more information, please contact Anne Sieverding (acs5@cornell.edu, 607-255-9605).

Sincerely,

Andrew J. Houtenville, Ph.D.
StatsRRTC Director
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Stuart Basefsky                   
Director, IWS News Bureau                
Institute for Workplace Studies 
Cornell/ILR School                        
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor             
New York, NY 10016                        
                                   
Telephone: (607) 255-2703                
Fax: (607) 255-9641                       
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