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US 
Snapshots 
of 
the 
Prevalence 
of 
Sensory 
Limitations 


Sight: 


• 
Legally 
blind 
people 
in 
US 
-1.3M 
• 
One 
in 
six 
Americans, 
45 
or 
older, 
reports 
some 
form 
of 
vision 
impairment 
even 
when 
wearing 
glasses 
or 
contact 
lenses. 
• 
Ordinary 
changes 
in 
sight 
related 
to 
aging: 
• 
Presbyopia 
– 
can’t 
see 
up 
close 
• 
2x 
more 
light 
at 
60 
than 
at 
40 
Hearing: 


• 
22 
million 
Americans 
have 
some 
level 
of 
hearing 
impairment, 
most 
with 
some 
residual 
hearing. 
• 
Recent 
study 
reports 
that 
10M 
baby 
boomers 
are 
hard 
of 
hearing, 
more 
than 
the 
9M 
with 
hearing 
loss 
who 
are 
over 
65 
now 

MostprevalenttypesofdisabilitiesforchildrenintheUS…
13.8%ofallyouthage3-21MostprevalenttypesofdisabilitiesforchildrenintheUS…
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