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disability and disabled  

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  • Approximately 54 million people, one in five Americans, have a disability, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The size of this population group would rank people with disabilities among the largest minority groups in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Disability and Disabled]

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