The Southeast ADA Center (SE ADA) conducts scientifically rigorous yet practically relevant research, producing studies that have influenced public policy and positively advance the daily lives of people with disabilities. The SE ADA engages in multi-method empirical research by blending qualitative, quantitative, and archival methods of data collection and analysis using evidence-based measures from multiple disciplines.
Our research activities engage the Participatory Action Research (PAR) model to engage stakeholders in partnership with researchers to work as teams to create scientifically based, relevant knowledge. This model ensures that knowledge translation becomes a continuous process, ensuring that research is used in practical and meaningful ways to create change and impact.
Impact of Race and Disability on Three ADA Related Outcomes (2021-2026)
Research Focus: A program of quantitative and qualitative research studies to identify the impact of race and disability on three ADA related outcomes, employment, short-and long-term poverty, and access to technology.
Research Briefs
- #3. Lingering Inequalities: Examination of Disparities in Internet Access Among People with Disabilities
- #2. Exploring Disparities in Poverty Rates Among People with Disabilities [PDF]
- #1. Dismantling Barriers: How Disability, Race, and Other Characteristics Influence Employment Outcomes [PDF]
Financial Inclusion in the Southeast Region (2017-2021)
Research Focus: A project examining the physical and electronic accessibility of financial services, for people with disabilities as well as collaborating with individuals with disabilities, banks, and credit unions to gain a better understanding of gaps in accessibility.
- Course: Banking: Access, ADA, Disability
- Banking Practices for Customers with Disabilities [PDF]
- Financial Inclusion Checklist (QI-FIT) [PDF]
Resources: Financial Access, Tax, and Disability Benefits
Find Help on How Working Can Impact Your Benefits
- Tax Help and Counseling – VITA, TCE, IRS [PDF]
- EITC: Earned Income Tax Credit [PDF]
- DB101: Disability Benefits [PDF]
- Kentucky Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Programs [PDF]
ADA Live! Podcasts and Resource Lists
- Episode 51: ABLE Accounts – Answers to your Questions Resources
- Episode 56: Disability and Aging: Medicare, Medicaid, and Benefits Enrollment Assistance
Inclusive Public Space Project (2019-2025)
Research Focus: Investigating the problems caused by unequal access to city streets in the United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Kenya, and India, and how governments respond to them.
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