Disability is a normal part of life. It affects people of all ages. Thirty-one percent of those 65 or older experience disabilities, 10.7% are 18 or younger, and the majority (57.7%) are of working age.
Disability issues will not go away because people with disabilities are not going away. Increasingly, they are asserting their right to participate fully: in schools, in places of work, in business, and in community affairs. Remember, none of us can exist alone. Eventually, disabled or not, nearly everyone will experience some level of dependence. Old age, injury, and illness are undiscriminating – acceptance and inclusion should be also.