One in four adults in the United States have some type of disability.

Disabilities defined.

• A disability is any condition of the body or mind (impairment) that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities (activity limitation) and interact with the world around them (participation restrictions). See more on the Center for Disease Control (CDC) disability definition.
• 16.3% of adults with a disability have diabetes...33% of adults with a disability have an unmet healthcare need because of cost. See more CDC disability statistics.
• People with disabilities can experience attitudinal, communication, physical, policy programmatic, social, and transportation barriers. See more from the CDC on these barriers.
• The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion documents common misconceptions about people with disabilities and the work they can do.
• Autism...Cerebral Palsy... Multiple Sclerosis. Get a definition of 78 different disabilities.
• Children with disabilities are more likely to experience violence. See more from the World Health Organization.

Disabilities and the law.

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protects individuals from discrimination based on disability.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 protects the civil rights of people with disabilities and helps remove or reduce barriers for people with disabilities.
• The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides more choice and access for people with disabilities.
  
• The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion lists the laws and regulations regarding accommodating people with disabilities.
  

Disability advocate organizations.

• The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
• The American Association of People with Disabilities is a convener, connector, and catalyst for change, increasing the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
• Disability:IN empowers business to achieve disability inclusion and equality.
• The Valuable 500 is the global CEO community revolutionizing disability inclusion through business leadership and opportunity.
• Northwest Center promotes the growth, development and independence of people with disabilities through programs of therapy, education and work opportunity.
• The National Organization on Disability promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 57 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 80-percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed.
  
• Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
  

Disability etiquette.

• The Job Accommodation Network provides suggestions on proper etiquette for people with mobility, vision, hearing, speech, respiratory, chemical sensitivity, psychiatric, and cognitive impairments.
• The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion gives 7 simple guidelines on disability etiquette.
• Disability:IN provides perspective on disability general do's and don'ts and specific etiquette for mobility, low vision, hard of hearing, speech, and non-apparent disabilities.