Discovery tool · Trend surfacing

Emerging issues radar

Trend detection across state disability employment policy: what's rising, where, and why. Filter by heat, focus area, or lifecycle stage.

Charts and trend data on a screen
See it early, plan early

How trends surface

Signals aggregate from four streams. (a) State legislative bill trackers via NCSL. (b) Executive orders and agency rulemaking. (c) Community of Practice discussions surfacing the questions state teams are asking. (d) Federal agency and TA-center guidance releases. A trend graduates from Watch to Rising when at least 3 states show activity in the same quarter. It graduates from Rising to Hot when 5+ states show activity plus a federal signal.