Ageism and Ableism

The World Health Organization has reported that approximately 16% of the global population, over 1.3 billion people worldwide, had some form of disability, and that an additional 190 million people (3.8% of people over 15 years of age) experience serious difficulties in functioning normally on a daily basis.  In the US, 61 million, or 26% of, adult Americans have some form of disability, and 2 in ...