Disabilities

Question 1

What is the legal definition of blindness?

Answer 1

Visual acuity of 20/200 with corrective lenses or who has a field of vision (what can be seen in front of the person) that is 20 degrees in the eye that has the best vision is considered to be legally blind.

Question 2

How long on average do individuals over 70 spend living with age-related disabilities?

Answer 2

8 years, or 11.5% of their life spans

Question 3

What percentage of older populations experience age-related disability on average?

Answer 3

30-60%

Question 4

What is the estimate for the percentage of people with a disability?

Answer 4

10-20%

Question 5

Name 3 reasons that disability statistics are so variable:

Answer 5

1. Difference in how disability is defined
2. Difference in data collection methods
3. Political or public relations bias (intentional underreporting)

Question 6

What is the largest disability issue for adults over 65?

Answer 6

Ambulatory (23%)

Question 7

What is the relationship between disability and education?

Answer 7

Lower education levels due to inability of institutions to handle unique needs

Question 8

What is the relationship between disability and employment levels?

Answer 8

Disproportionate represenation in unemployment levels due to lower qualifcations or workplace discrimination. More could work with assistive technoloty.

Question 9

What is the relationship between disability and poverty?

Answer 9

Can be both a cause and a result

Twice as likely to live in povery
30% of disabled live below poverty level