1. Why It Matters: Disability in the Population Kelly Gonzalez Virginia ADA Coalition Ask the Experts 2009

2. ADA Quiz  How many people with disabilities are there in the United States?

3. Answer  At least 54 MILLION

4. People with Disabilities  54 million Americans have a disability That’s 1 in 5 1 in 8, 27 million, live with a severe disability  Disability is the one minority that anyone can join – and, over time, many will! Data on the following charts is derived from the 1997 Survey of Income and Program Participation and the 2000 US Census

5. Medical Technology  More people are surviving previously fatal accidents and illnesses.

13. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020203020402050 85 up 75 to 84 65 to 74 55 to 64 Sources: 1900-1980: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Decennial Censuses of Population. 1990-2050: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Projections of the Population of the United States, by Age, Sex and Race: 1983 to 2080. Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 952, May 1984. Projections are middle series. (percentage of the population over age 55 as a function of time) The Graying of America 2000

14. What the future holds…  From 2011 until 2020, each and every day 10,000 more Americans will turn 65  By the year 2020 one in every four persons will be 65 years of age or older.  Many of these individual will also have a disability.

15. Prevalence of Selected Impairments within Age Groups 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Arthritis & Bursitis Back & Spine Other Physical Impairments Speech Impairments Visual Impairments Hearing Impairments Mental Retardation Diabetes Based on data from LaPlante (1988) Survey: National Health Interview Surveys, 1983-1985: tabulations from public use tapes % of age group Under 45 45-69 70-84 85+ (Data categories are not exclusive)

16. Buying Power of People with Disabilities Discretionary Income in Billions of Dollars

17. What Does That All Mean? Address Access Issues Now ADA Requires it; Population will Demand it Think of Access as the Norm Most People Are More Comfortable with Larger Print Most Folks prefer Ramps to Stairs

18. Virginia ADA Coalition  Providing Training, Resources and Information on the ADA across Virginia Coalition Coordinator: Kelly Gonzalez  757 461 8007 (v)  757 461 7527 (tty)  kgonzalez@endependence.org

19. One of 10 regional centers providing: Information Technical Assistance Materials Newsletter Training Toll-free number: 1-800-949-4232 voice/tty Web-site: www.adainfo.orgwww.adainfo.org We serve Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Delaware DBTAC/Mid Atlantic ADA Center