"DO THE ROUGH NUMBERS" for Your Service Area
Example: Population of 20,000
20,000 x 20% (conservative estimate)= 4,000 people with disabilities
or
People with dyslexias (reading disabilities), all ages
20,000 x 15% (based on lowest NIH figures) = 3,000 people with dyslexias
National averages of kids in a community = around 20-25% = 4,000 kids (20%)
= 4000 x 20% = 800 kids with disabilities
People
who are deaf: 4000 x 2% = 80
who are blind: 4000 X 3% = 120
who use wheelchairs: 4000 x 3% = 120
who are visually impaired: 4000 x 9% = 360
with speech, language or cognitive disabilities: 4000 x 11% = 440
with hearing impairments: 4000 x 11% = 440
who have mental illness: 4000 x 23% - 920
who have limited hand use: 4000 x 25% = 1,000
with other mobility problems: 4000 x 27% = 1,080
People with disabilities in a population of 20,000= 4,560
BECAUSE many people have more than one disability
The real thing: Population of your service area: _____________
Total population = ________________ x 20% (national percentage of PWDs) = __________people with disabilities in your service area
or
People with dyslexia = assume 15%, so
_________ people x 15% = ________ people with dyslexia in your service area
National averages of kids in a community = around 20-25%, so
Total population _____________ x 20% = _____________ kids x 20% with disabilities = ___________ kids in your service area with disabilities
People
who are deaf: 4000 x 2% = _________
who are blind: 4000 X 3% = _________
who use wheelchairs: 4000 x 3% = _________
who are visually impaired: 4000 x 9% = _________
with speech, language or cognitive disabilities: 4000 x 11% = _________
with hearing impairments: 4000 x 11% = _________
who have mental illness: 4000 x 23% - _________
who have limited hand use: 4000 x 25% = _________
with other mobility problems: 4000 x 27% = _________
People with disabilities in your service area = _________
