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54 Million people - or approximately one in five Americans
- have a developmental, physical or mental disability
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The prevalence of disabilities
is disproportionately higher among minority, poor and
rural populations
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34% of adults with disabilities
live in households with a total income of $15,000 or less,
compared to only 12% of those without disabilities
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29% of people with disabilities
of working age (18-64) work full or part-time, compared
to 79% of those without a disability - a gap of 50 percentage
points
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8.5% of the working age residents
of Ohio are reported to have disabilities
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11% of those residing in Franklin
County are reported to have disabilities
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Individuals with severe disabilities
are chronically underemployed earning 35% less than their
coworkers without disabilities
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60% of people who have a disability
have never used a computer as compared to 25% of those
without a disability.
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Among those with disabilities,
age 16-64 who are not employed, 72% say that they would
prefer to be working
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