Disability Awareness

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Disability Awareness, Dylan Conroy, Fast Facts, Features - By Dylan Conroy on Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 02:02

• According to the Bobby Dodd Institute, one in five people have a disability.

• According to a University of California, San Francisco study, more than two-thirds of students with disabilties have mental impairments or emotional conditions.

• According to www.education.com, the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign was the first to develop a wheelchair-accessible bus system and a competitive wheelchair sports program.

• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination based on disability.

• According to a report from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, girls with disabilities are six percent more likely than boys to be enrolled in a two or four-year college.

• According to the College Student Journal, only seven percent of higher education institutions offer complete accessibility to students with orthopedic disabilities.