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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES <br />According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearty 13% of the population, both in Kittitas County <br />(approximately 5,800 peopte), and nationwide is disabted. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019) ln Washington <br />State, 72% of DDA clients tive with their parents or relatives. Nine percent live in their own homes, 8% <br />are in supported tiving environments, and about 3.5% tive in adult famity homes. (Washington State <br />Devetopmentat Disabitities Administration, 2020) <br />Types of Disabilities in Kittitas County, Washington <br />Hearing difficulty - 5.0% <br />Vision diftrculty - 1.8% <br />Cognitive difficulty - 4.9% <br />Ambulatory diffrculty - 5.67" <br />Self-care difficulty - 1.6% <br />- <br />lndependent living difftculty - 4.2% <br />'t%t"h 60./o <br />Chart Surv€ylPiogram: 20 19 Am6fican Comnrullity Silrv"y 5-Y*ar Estiry:Btes <br />EMPLOYMENT & INCOME <br />ln the United States, about 24% of peopte 16 and over with a disabitity are emptoyed compared to over <br />67% of people without a disabitity. (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019) ln Washington State, nearty 37% of <br />people with disabitities are employed compared lo76% of people without disabitities. (Washington <br />State Division of Vocational Rehabiltation, 2017) About 57% of peopte with disabitities are not in the <br />labor force (compared to 19% of people without disabilities), however many of those who are <br />unemptoyed or out of the labor force report some type of barrier to employment, such as lack of <br />education or training, lack of transportation, and the need for job accommodations. (Washington State <br />Division of Vocationat Rehabittation, 2017) <br />Difference ln Employment Rates for Washingtonians (2015) <br />Wilh Disabilitieg 5.0% <br />Without Dlsabilities <br />unomfloyod unomploysd <br />"w:t"xlF <br />30.896 57.0% notln <br />lh6labortorco <br />ta.1% <br />omployod , omployod <br />8 <br />(Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabiltation, 2017)