Special Needs Facts
The Facts
In America
- Approximately 19% of Americans are classified as people with a disability. This equals the population of the states of Florida and California combined. - www.theinclusivechurch.wordpress.com
- Both the number and percentage of Americans with a disability has risen in recent years.
- Of children ages 3 – 17, 7% have ADHD.
- Of children ages 3 – 17, 8% have a learning disability.
- Approximately 10% of children have an anxiety disorder. - www.theinclusivechurch.wordpress.com
- Despite the success of SCHIP, there are still 8.7 million children living without health insurance, more than the total number of kids enrolled in the first and second grades in U.S. public schools. – covertheuninsured.org
For more facts on Special Needs visit: disabledchristianity.blogspot.com, and www.theinclusivechurch.wordpress.com.
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See http://www.theinclusivechurch.wordpress.com for the original post from which most of the above information was taken.