{"id":328482,"date":"2010-02-16T17:20:21","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T22:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"tag:blogs.rj.org,2010:\/rac\/\/2.2451"},"modified":"2010-02-17T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T15:45:00","slug":"disabilities-the-census-be-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/328482","title":{"rendered":"Disabilities & the Census: Be Counted!"},"content":{"rendered":"

February
\nis Jewish Disability Awareness Month, and all month, we’ll be featuring blog posts
\nabout disability inclusion. Read our posts <\/a>here and visit our Jewish Disability Awareness Month page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/font><\/i><\/font>The decennial census officially
\ncommenced<\/a> on January 20th<\/sup>in Noorvik, Alaska — a remote Inupiat Eskimo
\nvillage north of the Arctic Circle with a population of about 700. Unlike most
\nAmerican citizens who will receive the census form through the mail in March,
\nthe Inupiat Eskimos, due to the isolation and topography of their village (it
\nis reachable only when the ground is frozen) are counted in person. <\/span>As the Census Bureau works to ensure
\nthese individuals are counted, it has also done extensive preparation for
\nindividuals who face a variety of hurdles in responding to the census. Because February is Jewish Disability
\nAwareness Month<\/a>, let’s take a look at how the Census Bureau is preparing to reach out
\nto individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n

On the 2010 census website<\/a>, a series of
\nspecialized toolkits facilitate outreach to more than 20 specialized
\ngroups.  From college students to
\nfaith organizations, from immigrants to the elderly, from veterans to the
\ndisabled, these resources explain how individuals benefit from the census, the
\nresources available to help them respond, and some fun facts.  For instance, did you know that people
\nwith disabilities represent the third largest market segment of the US economy,
\nsurpassing Hispanics, African Americans and Asian Americans, as well as
\nGeneration X and teens? That
\nstatistic wowed me!<\/p>\n

<\/b>
\n To ensure that all people are counted, the Census Bureau sets up
\nQuestionnaire Assistance Centers (QAC) to assist those who have trouble reading
\nor understanding the form. Language Assistance Guides are available in large print and in Braille
\nand a special Video Relay Service (VRS) for the deaf and hard-of-hearing can be
\nreached at 1-866-783-2010.<\/p>\n

So, why is it so important that EVERYONE be counted?  <\/span>What, for instance, do people with disabilities
\nstand to gain from an accurate census?<\/p>\n

Census data directly affects how more than $400 billion per year in
\nfederal funding is distributed to state, local and tribal governments. This money includes funding for health
\ncenters, planning and construction of facilities for people with disabilities,
\ntransportation services, and community-based health care initiatives. Census
\ndata also helps guide all levels of government on the implementation and
\nevaluation of programs and enforcement of laws like the Equal Employment
\nOpportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act.<\/p>\n

This year’s decennial census is the shortest in history – just 10 questions! Learn about all
\nthe resources available<\/a> to make sure that you are counted.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month, and all month, we’ll be featuring blog posts about disability inclusion. Read our posts here and visit our Jewish Disability Awareness Month page. The decennial census officially commenced on January 20thin Noorvik, Alaska — a remote Inupiat Eskimo village north of the Arctic Circle with a population of about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4316,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-328482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4316"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328482\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}