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Facts about the blind and visually impaired

  • There are approximately 10 million blind and visually impaired people in the United States.
  • Approximately 1.3 million Americans are legally blind.
  • There are approximately 5.5 million elderly individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
  • Approximately 93,600 visually impaired or blind students are served by special education programs
  • There are approximately 55,200 legally blind children.
  • Approximately 109,000 visually impaired people in the United States use white canes to get around
  • Just over 7,000 Americans use dog guides.
  • Approximately 5,500 legally blind children use Braille as their primary reading medium.
  • At least 1.5 million blind and visually impaired Americans use computers.
  • Approximately 46% of visually impaired adult Americans are employed.
  • Statistics provided by the American Foundation for the blind