Table 1. Number of persons
using assistive technology devices by age of person and type of device:
United States, 1994
Assistive Device |
All
ages |
44 years and under |
45-64 years |
65 years and over |
Anatomical devices |
Number in thousands |
Any
anatomical device** |
4,565 |
2,491 |
1,325 |
748 |
Back
brace |
1,688 |
795 |
614 |
279 |
Neck
brace |
168 |
76 |
78 |
*13 |
Hand
brace |
332 |
171 |
119 |
42 |
Arm
brace |
320 |
209 |
86 |
*25 |
Leg
brace |
596 |
266 |
138 |
192 |
Foot
brace |
282 |
191 |
59 |
31 |
Knee
brace |
989 |
694 |
199 |
96 |
Other
brace |
399 |
239 |
104 |
56 |
Any
artificial limb |
199 |
69 |
59 |
70 |
Artificial
leg or foot |
173 |
58 |
50 |
65 |
Artificial
arm or hand |
*21 |
*9 |
*6 |
*6 |
Mobility devices |
Any
mobility device** |
7,394 |
1,151 |
1,699 |
4,544 |
Crutch |
575 |
227 |
188 |
160 |
Cane |
4,762 |
434 |
1,116 |
3,212 |
Walker |
1,799 |
109 |
295 |
1,395 |
Medical
shoes |
677 |
248 |
226 |
203 |
Wheelchair |
1,564 |
335 |
365 |
863 |
Scooter |
140 |
12 |
53 |
75 |
Hearing devices |
Any
hearing device** |
4,484 |
439 |
969 |
3,076 |
Hearing
aid |
4,156 |
370 |
849 |
2,938 |
Amplified
telephone |
675 |
73 |
175 |
427 |
TDD/TTY |
104 |
58 |
*25 |
*21 |
Closed
caption television |
141 |
66 |
*32 |
43 |
Listening
device |
106 |
*26 |
*22 |
58 |
Signaling
device |
95 |
*37 |
*23 |
35 |
Interpreter |
57 |
*27 |
*21 |
*9 |
Other
hearing technology |
93 |
*28 |
*24 |
41 |
Vision devices |
Any
vision device** |
527 |
123 |
135 |
268 |
Telescopic
lenses |
158 |
40 |
49 |
70 |
Braille |
59 |
*28 |
*23 |
*8 |
Readers |
68 |
*15 |
*14 |
39 |
White
cane |
130 |
*35 |
48 |
47 |
Computer
equipment |
*34 |
*19 |
*8 |
*7 |
Other
vision technology |
277 |
51 |
76 |
151 |
* Figure
does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
** Numbers do not add to these totals because categories are not mutually exclusive; a
person could be counted more than once for any device type.
This page last reviewed
December 13, 2007
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