RESEARCH
Disability Information Sheet #20
In this Information Sheet, we examine the medication and health care patterns of children with disabilities.
Disability Information Sheet #19
In this Information Sheet, we examine the combination of both hearing and seeing disabilities, and combined disabilities for agility/mobility and pain. We also provide basic employment rates by disability types (including combinations).
Disability Information Sheet #18
In this 18th edition of the CCSD's Disability Research Information Sheets, we provide various employment-related statistics for persons with disabilities in Canada, using data from the 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), the 2001 Workplace and Employee Survey (WES), and the 2001 Census of the Population. We also provide a brief summary of some of the findings of a report entitled Supports and Services for Adults and Children Aged 5-14 with Disabilities in Canada, and in particular, the requirements and unmet needs for employment supports and services.
Disability Information Sheet #17
Supports and Services for Persons with Disabilities in Canada: Requirements and Gaps. In this 17th edition we provide data on requirements for supports and services among Canadians with disabilities, as well as information on gaps in these supports and services. Information in this issue is based on a longer report entitled Supports and Services for Adults and Chidren (see below).
Supports and Services for Adults and Children with Disabilities in Canada
The CCSD Research Unit has completed a report on Supports and Services for Adults and Children with Disabilities in Canada. This report was commissioned by Ministers responsible for social services at the federal, provincincial and territorial levels, and is located on the federal government's Social Union web site.
Disability Information Sheet #16
Workers with Disabilities and the Impact of Workplace Structures. In this 16th edition we examine labour force outcomes such as wage rates, job satisfaction, training, and promotions for workers with and without disabilities. Using data from Statistics Canada's 2001 Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) and the 2001 adult Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS), we also explore the links between these outcomes or opportunities and certain "structural" aspects of the workplaces, such as the capacity of employers in both "core" and "non-core" firms to structure their workplaces in order to provide various opportunities to their employees.
Disability Information Sheet #15
In Part I of Disability Information Sheet #15 we profile vision and hearing loss among persons with disabilities. In the second part of this sheet, we take a look at the impact of collective bargaining agreements on persons with disabilities.
Disability Information Sheet #14
In Disability Information Sheet #14 we provide statistics on persons with disabilities and a number of health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease, asthma, diabetes, arthritis/rheumatism, cataracts, and migraines.
Disability Information Sheet #13
This Disability Information Sheet explores the use of medical professionals and alternative health care providers by persons with and without disabilities.
Disability Information Sheet #12
This Disability Information Sheet examines persons with disabilities and the Medical Expense Tax Credit (METC); difficulties with local transit; and children with special needs at school.
Disability Information Sheet #11
This Disability Information Sheet explores the use of medication among persons with disabilities. There is also a short section on children with disabilities and how they fit in at school.
Disability Information Sheet #10
Disability Information Sheet #10 has two distinct themes: workers with disabilities, and issues of personal security among persons with disabilities.
Disability Information Sheet #9
The focus of Disability Information Sheet #9 is on the health and well-being of persons with disabilities. We look at self-rated health status, access to health care, and various supports for persons with disabilities, including social support, emotional support, affection, friendships and more.
Young Children with Disabilities in Canada - An Overview
CCSD research staff were responsible for the development of Chapter 5 (Young Children with Disabilities in Canada) of the Government of Canada's report The Well-Being of Canada's Young Children.
Disability Information Sheet #8
The eighth Disability Information Sheet explores some of the differences between workers with disabilities and workers without disabilities. We look at job stress, feelings of being overqualified, job security, and the introduction of new technologies in the workplace.
Disability Information Sheet #7
In the seventh edition of CCSD's Disability Information Sheets, we look further at the statistics on persons with disabilities and their access to and use of computers.
Disability Information Sheet #6
In this sixth edition of CCSD’s Disability Information Sheets, we provide statistics on persons with disabilities and their access to and use of computers. The database used is Statistics Canada's General Social Survey, Cycle 14, 2000.
Disability Information Sheet #5
In this issue we continue to examine wages and labour market statistics for persons with disabilities using Statistics Canada's Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID). The focus is on wages and economic security. In addition, we look at the movement of employed persons with and without disabilities within broad occupational groupings, and changes in the rate of involuntary part-time work.
Disability Information Sheet #4
In this fourth Disability Information Sheet, we provide more labour market statistics for persons with disabilities, as requested by many of our readers. In particular, we have had numerous requests for data that go beyond simple questions of labour force participation patterns. People want to know something about the kind of work that persons with disabilities do when they get a job in the paid labour market, and we have received many demands for more information about wages. So in this Information Sheet, we concentrate primarily on wage data using Statistics Canada’s Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics.
Disability Information Sheet #3
This issue of CCSD's Disability Information Sheet focusses on the data about children with disabilities. It also includes some more information about disability, education and labour force participation.
Special Education in Canada
From the Fall 2001 edition of CCSD's quarterly magazine, Perception, this is an article about special education in Canada, by Angela Gibson-Kierstead and Louise Hanvey.
- Special Education in Canada (HTML)
Children and Youth with Special Needs
Written by Louise Hanvey, this report was released by the CCSD on November 20, 2001, and examines the circumstances of Canadian children and youth with special needs. The primary data source is The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY).
- Children and Youth with Special Needs (full report, Acrobat Reader format only)
- Executive Summary (HTML)
- Communiqué (HTML)
CCSD's Disability Information Sheet #1
This issue identifies a variety of Canadian data sources on Persons with Disabilities, and explores some possible research themes.
- Disability Information Sheet #1 (Acrobat Reader - PDF - format)
- Disability Information Sheet #1 (HTML)
CCSD's Disability Information Sheet #2
This issue examines methodological issues surrounding a disability status variable when using longitudinal data. Includes data on the relationship between the disability status variable and employment between 1993 and 1998, and two tables about education and employment for people with and without disabilities.
- Disability Information Sheet #2 (Acrobat Reader - PDF format)
- Disability Information Sheet #2 (HTML)
Additional Tables for Disability Information Sheet #2
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Bringing Down the Barriers: The Labour Market and Women with Disabilities in Ontario
Written by CCSD Senior Research Associate Gail Fawcett, and published in May 2000, this report integrates statistical data and the voices of women with disabilities. Section 1 examines the 1998 vision document In Unison, which sets out a guiding framework for change in the area of disability policy in Canada. Section 2 examines a number of factors which, when combined, may hinder the labour force success for women with disabilities. Section 3 discusses the barriers to employment created by social attitudes.
Living with Disability in Canada: An Economic Portrait
Written in 1996 by CCSD's Gail Fawcett for the Office for Disability Issues at Human Resources Development Canada, this book is the most comprehensive review to date of the economic situation of persons with disabilities in Canada. This book is now out of print and no longer available.
Urban Poverty in Canada: A Statistical Profile
Published in April 2000 by the Canadian Council on Social Development, this study uses the most recent statistics available to compare poverty rates among Canadian cities and provide a profile of