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Posted Oct 4, 2008
- Assistive technology plays a critical role in the lives of people with disabilities. Without assistive technology, 77 percent of people with disabilities would be unable to "take care of themselves, hold meaningful employment or leave their home to attend social gatherings." Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000; Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive, 2005; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- People with disabilities are coalescing as an economic and social power. In 1994, for the first time, a majority of people with disabilities said they felt a strong sense of identity with other people with disabilities. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- Urban areas of the U.S. have a higher concentration of people with disabilities. The top five cities where people with disabilities live (in descending order) are Detroit; Baltimore; Miami; Newark, N.J.; and Buffalo, N.Y. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000; Witeck-Combs Communications/Harris Interactive, 2005; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- Forty-six percent of people with disabilities are married. Source: Simmons Market Research Bureau, 2000
- People with disabilities spend $13.6 billion on 31.7 million trips each year. Sources: Travel Industry Association of America/Harris Interactive/Open Doors/Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality Survey, 2002; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- About $3.3 billion is spent by travelers with disabilities each year in the airline industry. Sources: Travel Industry Association of America/Harris Interactive/Open Doors/Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality Survey, 2002; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- Travelers with disabilities each year spend $4.2 billion in the lodging industry. Sources: Travel Industry Association of America/Harris Interactive/Open Doors/Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality Survey, 2002; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- A 12 percent increase in revenues in the hotel and hospitality industry is attributed, in part, to consumers with disabilities. Sources: Travel Industry Association of America/Harris Interactive/Open Doors/Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality Survey, 2002; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
- Four out of 10 members of the traveling public are Americans with disabilities and their companions. Sources: Travel Industry Association of America/Harris Interactive/Open Doors/Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality Survey, 2002; The National Organization on Disability/Harris Interactive - Survey of Americans with Disabilities, 2004
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