Wisconsin

Demographic Data

Total state population
5,828,354
Total number of people with disabilities
12%
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
4%
Vision difficulty
2%
Cognitive difficulty
5%
Ambulatory difficulty
6%
Self-care difficulty
2%
Independent living difficulty
5%
Race/ethnicity breakdown

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment and unemployment rates for people with disabilities

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)
6%
Unemployment rate for PwD
15%
Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work
27%

Additional demographics for people with disabilities

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment data for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

For additional data on state performance in work and participation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities please visit StateData.info | Statedata.info.

Number of AoD grantee programs across the country

For more information on the AoD grantee programs across the country, please visit Administration on Disabilities | ACL Administration for Community Living.

Independent Living Resources, Inc.
4439 Mormon Coulee Road
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-787-1111
ED:Kathie Knoble-Iverson
Options for Independent Living, Inc.
P.O. Box 11967, 555 Country Club Road
Green Bay, WI 54307
Phone: 920-490-0500
ED:Sue Permo
Society's Assets, Inc.
5200 Washington Avenue, Suite 225
Racine, WI 53406
Phone: 262-637-9128
ED:Karl Kopp
North Country Independent Living
69 North 28th Street, Suite 28
Superior, WI 54880
Phone: 715-392-9118
ED:Jillian Nyberg
Midstate Independent Living Consultants, Inc.
3262 Church Street, Suite 1
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: 715-344-4210
ED:Zoe Kujawa
Access to Independence, Inc.
3810 Milwaukee Street
Madison, WI 53714
Phone: 608-242-8484
ED:Jason Belougny
Independence First
540 South First Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
Phone: 414-291-7520
ED:Marci Boucher
Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin
2920 Schneider Avenue East
Menomonie, WI 54751
Phone: 715-233-1070
ED: Kyle Kleist
Phone: (608) 266-7826
ED:Beth Swedeen
Waisman Center
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1500 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53705-2280
Main Phone: 608-263-1656
Main Fax: 608-263-0529
PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights Wisconsin
131 W. Wilson Street, Suite 700
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 267-0214
Toll Free: (800) 928-8778
FAX: (608) 267-0368
Toll-Free TDD: (888) 758-6049
ED:info@drwi.org
CAP
Wisconsin Client Assistance Program
2811 Agriculture Drive
PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Phone: (608) 224-5071
Toll Free: (800) 362-1290
FAX: (608) 224-5069