U.S. Table 10
Children Age 6 to 21 with Disabilities Served under Chapter 1 and The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, Part B), 1993-94
Total for All Disabilities = 4,775,534 = 100% | |
CHILDREN SERVED | |
Specific learning disabilities | 2,438,147 |
Speech or language impairments | 1,007,575 |
Mental retardation | 552,703 |
Serious emotional disturbance | 413,691 |
Hearing impairments | 64,110 |
Orthopedic impairments | 56,555 |
Visual impairments | 24,873 |
Deaf-blindness | 1,315 |
Autism | 18,893 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | 5,291 |
Other health impairments | 83,178 |
Multiple disabilities | 109,203 |
NOTE: These figures represent totals for 50 states plus DC plus Puerto Rico. Total for all disabilities may be used to compute percentages (e.g., 1,007,575/4,775,534 = 0.211 = 21.1 percent of total children with disabilities (age 6 to 21) who had speech or language impairments).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.