Who has visual impairments?
Gender, education and income are associated with the likelihood that people will have difficulty seeing. Differences in visual impairments between racial groups are more pronounced among older persons. • Some 9 percent of women have visual impairments, compared to 6 percent of men. • Adults with less than a high school education are almost twice as likely to have difficulty seeing as those who have a high school education or more — 14 and 8 percent, respectively. • Among people with an annual income under $20,000, 15 percent have visual impairments. Only 6 percent of people with an annual income of $55,000 or more have trouble seeing, however. • Some 8 percent of blacks and 7 percent of whites have visual impairments. Differences are somewhat greater among older persons, however (see Figure 2). Less than half of adults with visual impairments are employed Among the population age 18 to 64, less than half — 46 percent — of those who have difficulty seeing are employed, compared to ov
Related Questions
- Do you have a list of current NYC ATMs that are accessible to people with visual impairments (i.e. audio assistance)?
- How can riders with visual impairments know if the bus pulling up to a stop is the one they are waiting for?
- How does the inability to learn incidentally affect students with hearing and/or visual impairments?
