Freelancing with a disability: Designing an accessible work from home space
Disability can happen to anyone at any time. Sometimes people have a chronic medical condition from childhood, or one that comes on in middle- or late-age. Others might have a disability due to an accident or illness. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 61 million adults in the United States live […]
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Disability can happen to anyone at any time. Sometimes people have a chronic medical condition from childhood, or one that comes on in middle- or late-age. Others might have a disability due to an accident or illness.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability. That?s 26% of adults (1 in 4) who have some type of disability, including the following:
13.7% with a mobility disability (extreme difficulty walking or climbing stairs)
10.8% with a cognition disability (difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions)
6.8% with an independent living disability (difficulty running errands by themselves)
5.9% with a hearing disability (serious difficulty hearing or deafness)
4.6% with a vision disability (low vision or blindness)
3.6% with a self-care disability (dressing and/or bathing is difficult)
Of the 155 million employed workers in the U.S., the U.S. Census Bureau reports approximately 9 million have a disability, and 58% ...
The post Freelancing with a disability: Designing an accessible work from home space appeared first on Freshome.com.
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Disability can happen to anyone at any time. Sometimes people have a chronic medical condition from childhood, or one that comes on in middle- or late-age. Others might have a disability due to an accident or illness.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability. That?s 26% of adults (1 in 4) who have some type of disability, including the following:
13.7% with a mobility disability (extreme difficulty walking or climbing stairs)
10.8% with a cognition disability (difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions)
6.8% with an independent living disability (difficulty running errands by themselves)
5.9% with a hearing disability (serious difficulty hearing or deafness)
4.6% with a vision disability (low vision or blindness)
3.6% with a self-care disability (dressing and/or bathing is difficult)
Of the 155 million employed workers in the U.S., the U.S. Census Bureau reports approximately 9 million have a disability, and 58% ...
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