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Welcome. ACE TRAINING SESSION 6. Visual & Hearing Impairments. The Human Eye. Blindness. Americans age 40 and over – 1 Million Visually Impaired - 2.4 million Children 17 and under – 25 per 1,000 Expected to double in 30 years. The Human Ear. Hearing Impairment.
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Welcome ACE TRAINING SESSION 6
Blindness • Americans age 40 and over – 1 Million • Visually Impaired - 2.4 million • Children 17 and under – 25 per 1,000 • Expected to double in 30 years
Hearing Impairment • 28 million Americans have hearing loss • 1/3 of the U.S. population by age 65 • 2 million Americans are deaf • 20,000 deaf or hearing impaired college students