Since 2004, Disabled World's articles, statistics, and reference material have been cited and recommended by government institutions, universities, libraries, and disability organizations. This page lists notable examples, with links to the citing pages, so readers can see for themselves how our work is used. We maintain this list as part of our commitment to editorial transparency.

The UN DESA Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities cites Disabled World as the source for three of its statistics, alongside the WHO, World Bank, UNESCO, and ILO: that individuals in countries with life expectancies over 70 years spend on average about 8 years of their life span living with disabilities; that women with disabilities are recognized to be multiply disadvantaged; and that for every child killed in warfare, three are injured and acquire a permanent form of disability. Each citation links to our disability statistics pages.

The NLS publication Video Gaming Accessibility cites four Disabled World articles in its bibliography, including our coverage of accessible games, feet-operated game controllers for upper-limb amputees, virtual reality broadcasts for veterans with disabilities, and text-based viewers that open virtual worlds to disabled users.

The CA DDS Wellness Toolkit Resources page lists Disabled World among its recommended nationwide resources, describing us as "an independent Health and Disability news source that brings together information they receive from worldwide disability organizations, governments, and educational institutions."

The Accessibility page of U.S. Representative Mike Ezell's official House website references Disabled World as a source for browser text-resizing instructions, linking to our guides for Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape, and Mac Safari.

The Milne Library's Disability Awareness research guide draws its definitions of disability awareness and hidden disability from Disabled World, citing our disability awareness and disability terminology pages as references for students and faculty.

The Cerritos College guide Biographies of People with Disabilities references Disabled World material in its curated resources for students researching the lives of notable disabled people.

The Mesa College DisAbility Awareness library guide includes Disabled World in its list of recommended websites for disability research.

Duquesne University Library includes Disabled World in its Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) research guide as a recommended news and information resource.

CHC's resource library includes Disabled World in its 100 Best Disability Blogs and Websites collection for families and professionals.

The Pennsylvania advocacy organization Vision For Equality maintains a dedicated resource entry for Disabled World in its family resources directory.

The Social Security disability law firm includes Disabled World in its guide to the Top 10 Websites for Disability News, Resources, and Support, noting our mix of in-house articles and material from government organizations.

Disabled World is profiled as a media outlet on Muck Rack, the journalist and media-monitoring database used by PR and communications professionals.

An independent Grokipedia reference article about Disabled World documents the site's history, scope, and publishing record.

Disabled World reference material is cited throughout the peer-reviewed and scholarly literature. Among the works by Disabled World founder and editor Ian Langtree indexed on Google Scholar, the three most cited are listed below, with citation counts as of June 2026:

• Average Height to Weight Chart: Babies to Teenagers - cited by 41 scholarly works, including research in pediatrics, nutrition, and public health.
• Definitions of the Models of Disability (2010) - cited by 31 scholarly works in disability studies, education, and social policy.
• Models of Disability: Types and Definitions (2025) - cited by 9 scholarly works.

A full record is available on Ian Langtree's Google Scholar profile. Our disability statistics pages are also widely referenced in coursework, theses, and discussions of disability prevalence and demographics. Researchers citing our work are encouraged to use the permalink and citation text provided at the foot of each article, which includes the publication and revision dates.

This list is not exhaustive - it highlights representative, verifiable citations from institutions and organizations. External pages may change or move over time; each link was verified as of the date shown above. If your institution cites or recommends Disabled World and you would like to be listed here (or removed), please contact us.

For how our content is created, sourced, and corrected, see our Editorial Policy. To learn who we are, visit About Disabled World.