The Facts and Figures
- According to the CDC 25 million Americans have reported severe vision loss, while around 1.3 million people were blind as of 1994
- Of the people experiencing vision loss over the age of 25, 5 million have no high school diploma
- About half the people experiencing vision loss have an income under $35,000
- According to the 2007 Annual Report from the American Printing House for the Blind, approximately 5,626 legally blind children use braille as their primary reading medium. Of the 57,696 children who are legally blind, 10% (5,626) are registered with the American Printing House for the Blind as braille readers, 27% (15,303) as visual readers, 7% (3,942) as auditory readers, 34% (19,793) as non-readers, and 23% (13,032) as pre-readers.
