Global Demographics

Disability Demographics

• 16-18% of the world population lives with some kind of disability, including those related to aging
• More than one billion people live with life-altering disabilities (vision, hearing, speech, cognitive and mobility)
• Two thirds of which are in devloping countries
• 54 million persons with disabilities live in the United States
  
• Disability a key driver of poverty: 70% of blind persons in the United States are unemployed
• Major impact of ICT accessibility on education, employment and social and cultural opportunities
  

Global ICT Demographics: What’s at Stake

• 1.3 billion personal computers
• 1.8+ billion Internet users (includes shared and mobile access)
• 1.4 billion telephone land lines
• 2.4 billion TV sets
• 2.4 billion radios
• 5.4 billion cell phones, 2+ billion text messaging users