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Facing growing backlash, the U.S. Census Bureau has paused plans to change how it asks people about disabilities in its most comprehensive survey. The move would have overhauled how disabilities are defined by the nation’s largest statistical agency. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos said Tuesday that the bureau plans to meet with advocates in the disability community and determine what changes to the questions are needed to better capture the range of disabilities. He says the bureau also will keep the current questions about disabilities on the 2025 American Community Survey. Disability advocates had complained the changes would artificially reduce their numbers.
Facing a growing backlash, the U.S. Census Bureau has halted plans to change how it asks people about disabilities. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos said Tuesday that the bureau plans to meet with advocates in the disability community and determine what changes to questions on its American Community Survey are needed to better capture the range of disabilities. He says the bureau also will keep the current questions about disabilities on the 2025 American Community Survey. Disability advocates had complained the changes would artificially reduce their numbers.
The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday halted plans to change how it asks people about disabilities after facing a growing backlash. Advocates for disabled people had argued that proposed changes to disability questions on the bureau’s American Community Survey would artificially reduce their numbers by more than 40%, limiting the
The Census Bureau received more than 12,000 comments from Americans after notifying the public of the planned change, most of them expressing concerns.