In the academic year 2021/22, there were approximately 25,000 people aged 3- to 21-years-old with visual impairments in the United States who were covered by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This figure is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 26,000 individuals with visual impairments were covered by IDEA.
Number of 3 to 21 year olds with visual impairments served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22
(in 1,000s)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that regulates the deliverance of services to children with disabilities throughout the United States.
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NCES. (February 28, 2023). Number of 3 to 21 year olds with visual impairments served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236321/number-of-disabled-youth-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of 3 to 21 year olds with visual impairments served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236321/number-of-disabled-youth-in-the-us/
NCES. (2023). Number of 3 to 21 year olds with visual impairments served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236321/number-of-disabled-youth-in-the-us/
NCES. "Number of 3 to 21 Year Olds with Visual Impairments Served under The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Idea) in The United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236321/number-of-disabled-youth-in-the-us/
NCES, Number of 3 to 21 year olds with visual impairments served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236321/number-of-disabled-youth-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of 3 to 21 year olds with visual impairments served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the United States from 1990/91 to 2021/22 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236321/number-of-disabled-youth-in-the-us/
