- Only 30% of adults who are blind in the United States today are employed.
- 1/3 of adults who are blind live in poverty.
- Today, 1 in 28 Americans who are 40 or older
are blind or partially sighted. - National statistics show that 3.4 million Americans are blind or visually impaired. (source: Washington State Department of Services for the Blind)
- Only 20% of adults who are DeafBlind in the U.S. are employed.
- Only 10% of adults who are blind with a developmental disability are employed.
