Who Are the Disabled?

Number of Americans with some form of disability: 54 million

Number of Americans with a severe disability: 27 million

Number of people with disabilities, worldwide: 500 million

Percentage of Americans over 65 with some form of disability: 50%

Number of people over 65 who have a serious visual impairment: 5 million¹

Projected increase in this figure by 2030, in percent: 100%¹

Number of Americans who are legally blind: 1.8 million

Number who have a serious vision disability: 7.7 million

Number who have motor skill difficulties that affect using a mouse: 564,000

Number of Americans who are color blind: 7-10 million²

Percentage of Caucasian males affected by color blindness: 5-7%²

Total Americans with a serious disability affecting their use of the Web: 20 million

Estimated cost to make federal Web sites accessible, annually: $690 million³

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