Coverage dated February 5, 2024

Census Bureau pauses changing how it asks about disabilities following backlash

Headline from WDIO Duluth

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.

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WDIO Duluth
Census Bureau pauses changing how it asks about disabilities following backlash (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Feb 5, 2024
WDIO Duluth's feed description
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.
Bangor Daily News
The Census Bureau halts changing how it asks about disabilities following a backlash (opens Bangor Daily News)
Published Feb 5, 2024
Bangor Daily News's feed description
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
Wyoming Public Media
The Census Bureau is dropping a controversial proposal to change disability statistics (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published Feb 5, 2024
Wyoming Public Media's feed description
After public outcries, the U.S. Census Bureau says it's no longer moving ahead with proposed survey changes that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%.

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