In Measuring Disability, Do Not Abandon Established US Standards

2025/06/25 by Scott D. Landes, Bonnielin K. Swenor, Jean P. Hall +1 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Retirement, Disability, and Employment #Occupational and Professional Licensing Regulation

paper · doi:10.1377/forefront.20250623.803072

openalex publication_date 2025/06/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

The Washington Group’s questions diverge from established US standards for disability measurement, result in extreme underestimates of the US disabled population, and fail to identify many disabled people as such.

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