Disability Percentages Alt Description

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Top of infographic states that 26% of adults in the US have some type of disability (1 in 4).   The percentage of people living with disabilities is highest in the south.

Second part of infographic shows corresponding data of percentage of adults with functional disability types and explains the disability.

  •  
    Mobility
    Cognition
    Independent Living
    Hearing
    Vision
    Self-Care
  • Percentage
    13.7%
    10.8%
    6.8%
    5.9%
    4.6%
    3.7%
  • Description
    Serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs
    Serious difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions
    Difficulty doing errands alone
    Deafness or serious difficulty hearing
    Blindness or serious difficulty seeing
    Difficulty dressing or bathing
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