Utah Disability News
Utah Disability News
Disability Statistics Utah - There are an estimated 275,000 people over the age of five who experience a form of disability in Utah. Approximately 39,000 people, or 1.8% of the state's population, experience difficulties with activities of daily living, to include bathing, dressing, or moving around inside of their homes. Around 126,000 people in Utah have a form of work disability, while 82,000 people with disabilities in the state are employed. Approximately 11,000 people with disabilities in the state are unemployed, and 62,000 are currently not in the workforce.
Utah Disability Resources
Utah Services for People with Disabilities - Promote opportunities and provide support for persons with disabilities to lead self-determined lives - http://www.hsdspd.state.ut.us
Rocky Mountain DBTAC - The DBTAC Rocky Mountain ADA Center provides information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota - http://www.ada-infonet.org
Utah Assistive Technology Program - The Utah Assistive Technology Program (UATP) gets assistive technology (AT) into the hands of people who need it - http://www.uatpat.org
Utah Parent Center - The mission of the Utah Parent Center (UPC or Center) is to help parents help their children with disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community - http://www.utahparentcenter.org
Utah Association for the Deaf - The Utah Association for the Deaf, established in 1909, is one of the oldest state associations in the United States - http://www.uad.org
Options for Independence - The mission of OPTIONS for Independence is to provide services to individuals with disabilities to facilitate their full participation in the community and raise the understanding of disability issues and access to the community - http://www.optionsind.org/
NAMI Utah - NAMI Utah's mission is to ensure the dignity and improve the lives of those who live with mental illness and their families through support, education and advocacy - http://www.namiut.org
National Federation of the Blind of Utah - The National Federation of the Blind of Utah is blind people providing peer support for one another - http://nfbutah.org
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