Celebrate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month (JDAIM)!

1 in 4 American adults — 27 percent — have some type of disability*
6.1% are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing*
4.8% have a vision disability with blindness or serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses*
12.1% have a mobility disability with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs*
12.8% have a cognition disability with serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions*
1 in 5 Americans live with a mental illness***

18% of households in Greater Washington include a family member with a health limitation or disability**

Sources:
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
**Data from the 2017 Greater Washington Jewish Community Demographic Study, funded by The Morningstar Foundation
***National Institue of Mental Health (NIMH)