Statistics of Disability

According to the US Department of Commerce, a person has a disability when he/she has difficulty with any of the following:

normal body functions, such as seeing, hearing, talking, or walking
activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing or dressing
certain expected roles, such as doing housework, schoolwork, or working at a job
performing usual activities, such as driving or taking a bus

Approximately 54 million people in the US have some type of disability, with physical, sensory, mental, and self-care effects ranging from mild to severe.
Nearly 52 percent of persons over age 65 (or18 million people) have some level of disability.
About 35 million people of all ages are severely disabled.
Annually, about 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke. About 600,000 of these incidents are first time strokes, and 185,000 are recurrent attacks. In the U.S. a person normally suffers a stroke every 40 seconds.
Approximately 1.4 million Americans experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year.
There are 250,000-400,000 people in the United States with spinal cord injuries or dysfunction.