Disability data in the US isn't perfect, but these proposed changes could make it much worse. If you work with disability data, or just value quality public data, take the time to leave a comment TODAY telling the CDC that these changes are not a good plan!

AAPD - The American Association of People with Disabilities@aapd.com · 2d ago

There's still time to submit a comment opposing the changes to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Comments close October 20th at 11:59 PM ET. Leave a comment: https://aapd.quorum.us/campaign/170801/

Excited to see this VoxEU article about my new working paper in print! Check this out for a more accessible summary of the NBER working paper along with a write-up of how this fits into today's policy landscape.

VoxEU @ CEPR@voxeu.org · yesterday

This column explores remote work’s impacts on UK employment & other outcomes such as commute times, hours worked, & wages. A 1 pp increase in working from home raises full-time employment of people w/ a physical disability by ~0.9% & raises full-time employment of workers aged 50-64 by ~0.4%.

This column explores remote work’s impacts on UK employment & other outcomes such as commute times, hours worked, & wages. A 1 pp increase in working from home raises full-time employment of people w/ a physical disability by ~0.9% & raises full-time employment of workers aged 50-64 by ~0.4%.

I get asked all the time how people are supposed to know where to find public datasets - I’m excited to be able to share this resource with them now!

Todd Jones@toddrjones.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨 Public good alert: I put together a list of 100+ free datasets for social science research, spanning a large number of topics. I hope it's useful for students, researchers, and anyone looking for interesting data to explore. It's on GitHub - contributions welcome! github.com/toddrjones/d...

Bsky was acting odd yesterday - I’m reposting so this doesn’t get lost in the shuffle!

Melissa Gentry@melissadgentry.bsky.social · 3w ago

🚨New NBER working paper with Ian Burn and Joanna Lahey: did the post-pandemic rise in remote work raise employment for disabled and older workers in the UK?

🚨New NBER working paper with Ian Burn and Joanna Lahey: did the post-pandemic rise in remote work raise employment for disabled and older workers in the UK?

NBER@nber.org · 3w ago

Remote work post-Covid boosts employment and lowers commute time for disabled and older workers in the UK but comes with lower wages, from Ian Burn, Melissa D. Gentry, and Joanna Lahey www.nber.org/papers/w35791

Are you a disability researcher working in the FSRDC wondering where the 1980s disability variable in the CPS went? I've written a CES Technical Note describing my process of bringing in those missing data! ideas.repec.org/p/cen/tnotes...

Melissa Gentry@melissadgentry.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🚨New resource on my website: recovered CPS March Supplement work disability variables for 1981–87 (years that are missing from both IPUMS and NBER public files). Includes documentation + merge instructions for NBER and IPUMS extracts! 🔗 melissa-gentry.github.io/resources/

Children removed from Supplemental Security Income and their siblings do not experience worse long-term outcomes when parents offset benefit loss with additional earnings, from Manasi Deshpande, Alessandra Voena, and Jason B. Weitze www.nber.org/papers/w35725

It’s time for my annual first day of the school year pic - but for the first time I’m not the student! Phanty still hates this tradition but I’m excited about this first semester as an assistant professor!

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Before I graduated, I sat down with Texas A&M Arts & Sciences marketing and communications team to discuss my research agenda! tx.ag/GentryEconomics

Driving Inclusion

Inspired by personal experience and a passion for public policy, Texas A&M University economist and recent doctoral graduate Melissa Gentry studies how transportation, employment and accessibility sha...

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Are you or one of your students going on the #EconJobMarket this year? If so, you should check out two new resources that I posted to my website today. lillyspringer.github.io/JobMarket_No... lillyspringer.github.io/JobMarket_Sl...

So excited to see this work in print! This is part of a larger RCT on middle school parental engagement so be on the lookout for more!

Brian Holzman@brianholzman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ 📢 New paper recently published in AEA Papers and Proceedings with Kalena Cortes, @melissadgentry.bsky.social, & @mirandainez.bsky.social: “Digital Incentives in Surveys: Response Rates and Sociodemographic Effects in a Large-Scale Parental Nudge Intervention” 🔗 www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

84% of working-age Canadians with disabilities lack Disability Tax Credit certification — meaning most can't access the Canada Disability Benefit or 12 other federal supports the DTC has come to gate. New report by @gillianpetit.bsky.social: inclusiecon.ca/announcement-broken-links.html

🚨New resource on my website: recovered CPS March Supplement work disability variables for 1981–87 (years that are missing from both IPUMS and NBER public files). Includes documentation + merge instructions for NBER and IPUMS extracts! 🔗 melissa-gentry.github.io/resources/

Rise fans, this is not a drill! 🥰😍 Rise Plushie 😍🥰 Official, NASA‑approved Rise merch is now available online: nasaexchange.com

coffeeholic@coffeeholic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🥰 l'm Rise, the zero gravity indicator for the Artemis II mission. Today I'm taking over this account www.instagram.com/nasaartemis

I know we get inured to stuff, but it is hard to fathom the cruelty here. At a time of tax cuts for the most powerful, they are trying to remove basic supports for the most vulnerable. The Trump administration's war on people with disabilities continues.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 6mo ago

NEW: A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits.

🚨New working paper alert! 🚨 The US spends huge $ on special education services for students with disabilities. Is that spending effective? Today we released a working paper suggesting it is. "Special Education Substantially Improves Learning: Evidence from Three States" Let me explain...

You know your TBR list has gotten long when you see “book flight” on your to do list and don’t think booking a plane ticket (which was correct) but instead think it means a flight of books 👀

So excited to see this in print at National Tax Journal!

A stunning (yet unsurprising) graph of who gets identified for special versus gifted education in Oregon. Graph reported by @mattbarnum.bsky.social.

Nick Ainsworth@nick-ainsworth.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Excited to share a new EdWorkingPaper on the relationship between family income and disability ID. 🧵 TLDR: Low-income students are much more likely to receive SPED services while high-income students are more likely to get 504 plan accommodations. edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1374

SSI supports 7.4M low-income seniors & people with disabilities but outdated rules and low benefits leave millions in poverty. Our new paper from @socio-steve.bsky.social and @jacklandry.bsky.social models what would happen if Congress modernized SSI. The results are striking. 🧵👇 Full report:

Estimating the Cost and Impacts of the SSI Restoration Act

Stephen Nuñez and Jack Landry find that the SSI Restoration Act would cut poverty among SSI households by nearly 60 percent while updating and strengthening the program.

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Idaho's proposal to essentially end home care is the first sign that last year's tax cut bill could be disastrous for people with disabilities in the U.S. Terrific, worrisome story from @slooterman.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2026/03/idah...

Idaho considers an 'apocalyptic' choice for disabled people and families

Difficult budget decisions in a number of states are threatening vital programs for disabled people at home and caregivers in the workforce.

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I'm thrilled to announce a new report I wrote with @ksavin.bsky.social and @calliefreitag.bsky.social on the impact of DOGE/Trump 2.0 turmoil on Social Security disability programs. As the title says, these programs have always been tough to navigate. But in the last year, they've gotten worse.

“In the last year, it’s gotten a lot worse” A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers to Disability Benefits in 2025 - DREDF

The Mobility Device User Survey (MDUS) reported here was stimulated by reports from mobility device users of the many problems, limitations, and long waits associated with the process of acquiring a m...

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Excited to share two big announcements: I successfully defended my dissertation today, and I'll be returning to University of South Florida as an assistant professor in economics this fall!! So excited to be a Bull again! 🤘

As promised, today @rooseveltinstitute.org releases a blog post previewing our topline findings from @jacklandry.bsky.social and my upcoming paper analyzing the impacts and costs of the SSI Restoration act of 2024! rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/how-to-...

How to Reduce Poverty Among SSI Recipients: Modeling the Impact of the SSI Restoration Act

Over the last year my colleague Jack Landry and I have been working to quantify the impacts and costs of a family of policy proposals meant to reform the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, a ...

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Last February, the Trump administration zeroed out funding for all six Retirement and Disability Research Consortia across the country. They called them “wasteful government DEI programs.” The total annual cost of all six centers? $15 million.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 9mo ago

Tell everyone you know HALF A BILLION $ apnews.com/article/trum...

You know the REAL worst part of ChatGPT? Its over-reliance on em dashes in write-ups has made some people think seeing them in writing is indicative of LLM usage No no no: I’ve been over-relying on/misusing em dashes for *decades* — my culture is not a costume

These authors wanted to know whether people with physical disabilities face discrimination in hiring: even when they are equally qualified. So they ran an experiment.

Janet Yellen has inspired myself and so many other female economists. Her dedication to economics and public policy is an inspiration and it was incredible to be there for the first ever Janet Yellen Public Service Award!