What We Do

    Disability Statistics

    Addressing the Concerns of People Aging with a Disability

     

    • The birth rate of people with mental retardation is exceeding the mortality rate
       
    • By the year 2025, 50% of people with Mental Retardation will be over the age of 55
       
    • Since 1965, the life span of a person with Mental Retardation has increased from 18 to 66
       
    • Most, if not all, individuals with Down Syndrome will develop Alzheimer's Disease by age 50
       
    • As individuals age, they are more vulnerable to and likely to develop incapacitating diseases and conditions
Meet Peter “Peter became the first consumer to actually be hired as an employee at the facility. He loves his job; working as a patient transporter is everything he dreamed it would be.”