The IAN Project

IAN is the "Interactive Autism Network," an online community for families of individuals with autism and researchers sponsored by Autism Speaks and the Kennedy Krieger Institute. The organization maintains the largest database for autism-related research in the United States.

By joining the IAN Community (http://www.iancommunity.org/), users gain access to the latest sociological research and the opportunity to contribute to ongoing studies. Children and adults diagnosed with autism, and their loved ones, are encouraged to provide basic demographic information and fill out questionnaires. You can see the statistics IAN has already amassed here: http://dashboard.ianexchange.org/IANStats.aspx, and add to the growing body of knowledge through this page: http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/ian_research/overview.

2009 Disability Compendium

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, recently released a compendium of disability statistics for 2009. The Annual Disability Compendium brings together in one place disability statistics published by various federal agencies. It may be useful when individuals or organizations needs disability statistics for press or public information activities, advocacy materials, grant writing or other matters relating to persons with disabilities

The report, found at http://www.disabilitycompendium.org/", can be viewed as a PDF or a series of web pages. The statistics are at the state level and show parameters such as enrollment in education, special education and social security programs, vocational rehabilitation agencies, and prevalence of disabilities.