#common disabilities

Info graphic from the Census Bureau attempts to show how disability is not just a special segment of our society, but a key element that ever-present.

Image with the Headline How Common are Specific Disabilities

About 2 in 10 adults live with a disability

30.6 million have difficulty walking/climbing stairs

12.0 million require assistance of others with everyday tasks

8.1 million have vision difficulty (partial or total)

7.6 million have hearing difficulty

3.6 million use a wheelchair

2.4 million have Alzheimer's senility or dementia

Source: Americans with Disabilities Survey 2010 from Survey of Income and Program Participation 

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