Approximately 54 million Americans have a physical/mental
challenge. This equates to 19% of the
population who don’t live in mental facilities.
Some barriers for this population: public transport, employment, and education.
There has been good news for the public transport industry in
recent years. 98% of buses had
wheelchair lifts in 2007. This
represents an increase from 62% in 1995.
The job market has been a more difficult hurdle for the
physically/mentally challenged community to overcome. 14.5% of this population hasn’t been
working. This number is even lower for
people who use wheelchairs and walkers as mobility devices to less than 20%.
Education also has low figures regarding people who are
physically/mentally challenged. 28% of
people who are 25 years or older didn’t graduate from high school. 13% of this
same population has a bachelor’s degree or greater form of continuing
education.
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