Deep Dive: Into Homelessness and Disability in Public-School Students

Eric Rubenstein, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, discusses the findings of his recent study aimed at quantifying students with disabilities experiencing homelessness, compared to students without disabilities. Across the 7 states and Washington, DC, authors found that 4.7% of students with disabilities experienced homelessness, 58% greater than the percentage of students without disabilities (95% confidence interval 1.57-1.59).