Access, Housing and Transportation

Businesses who claimed a tax credit for improving disability access in 1993: 12,728

Kaye, Stephen; "Is the Status of People with Disabilities Improving?" National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Disability Statistics Center http://dsc.ucsf.edu/publication.php?pub_id=7 (May 1998).

Percent of people with disabilities living in public housing or section 8 housing: 13%

Average income of a person with a disability in public and assisted housing: $7,655

Office of Policy Development and Research; "New Facts about Households Assisted by HUD's Housing Programs;" http://www.huduser.org/periodicals/rrr/rrr_10_2000/1000_6.html (1999-2000).

Number of homes in the U.S. modified with ramps to increase accessibility: 2,100,000

Kraus, L., Stoddard, S., & Gilmartin, D. (1996). Chartbook on Disability in the United States, 1996. An InfoUse Report. Washington, DC: U.S. National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research; http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/disability/index.php.

Percent of complaints alleging housing discrimination against persons with disabilities in 2005: 40%

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; "Annual Fair Housing Report Indicates Rise in Discrimination Complaints from People with Disabilities;" http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?CONTENT=pr06-035.cfm (April 3,2006).

Percent of people with a disability currently driving: 65.28%

Number of households owning at least one modified vehicle: 1-2.3 million

Percent of people with a disability who own or lease a vehicle in their household: 30.21%

Percent of people with a disability who have difficulty getting transportation when needed: 12.19%

Percent of people with disabilities who have public paratransit available in their area: 58.25

U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Freedom to Travel, BTS03-08 (Washington, DC: 2003).