IT WAS ABILITY THAT MATTERED, NOT DISABILITY, WHICH IS A WORD I’M NOT CRAZY ABOUT USING. Marlee Matlin
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The ADA’s definition of a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of life’s major activities. Not all disabilities are visible. For example diabetes, cancer, depression, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease all fall under the category of a invisible disabilities. Almost half of the accommodations needed by employers and job applicants with disabilities with disabilities cost absolutely nothing. Americans with disabilities are the largest minority population in the country, with over 50 million people.
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This group has $220 billion in discretionary spending power and $1 trillion in consolidated buying power.
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92% of U.S. customers feel more favorable towards a business that hires people with disabilities.
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The average citizen will experience 13 years of a disability in his or her lifetime.
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Of the 69 million families in the United States, 20.3 million families have at least one member with a disability.
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40% of our travelling public is made up of Americans with disabilities and their companions.
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1 in 2 Americans over the age of 65 has a disability.
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13.1 million people use assistive technology for anatomical, mobility, hearing, vision and speech disabilities.
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Approximately $13.6 billion annually is spent on travel by people with disabilities.