[blindlaw] The Census does not track the blind

[T. Joseph Carter]

James,

Note that this is too late for the 2010 census as the job has been 
essentially outsourced and data collection is already underway.  That 
said, I think they should keep data on blindness.  It's just that 
doing something about it is going to have to be a bit more long-term.

Joseph


On Sun, Jun 07, 2009 at 08:18:17AM -0500, James Pepper wrote:
>We need the US Census to track the blind and the visually impaired. Right
>now we are tracked as the disabled which includes everyone who has any kind
>of disability.  The government cannot track discrimination because they do
>not have the figures.  Everyone has to estimate how many people are disabled
>because if they actually knew the numbers then it would be a lot easier to
>prove discrimination and nobody wants to make it easier!
>
>They do track Sensory impaired but that includes the deaf, and people with
>other sensory problems and of course each population has its own problems.
>
>So who can organize this and cause the Census to track the blind and
>visually impaired?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>James G. Pepper
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