Today is the 15th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Here are some facts from the folks at your Census Bureau:
- 42% of men and 34% of women aged 21-64 with disabilities hold a job. That's 4 million men and 3.5 million women
- 847,000 Americans age 18-34 are enrolled in school
- 2.5 million Americans have recieved compensation for service related disabilities as of 2003 -- the largest number, 848,000 from wounds in the Vietnam War
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