More than 1 in 5 workers will be disabled for 5 years or more during their working careers.          One in 4 of today's 20 year-olds will become disabled before they retire.          About 18 million individuals age 15 and over have difficulty lifting and carrying a 10-pound bag of groceries or grasping small objects.          An estimated 386 million of the world's working-age individuals have some kind of disability.          One in every 691 babies is born with Down Syndrome.          One in 110 children in the United States has an Autism Spectrum Disorder.          37% of adults 65 and older have disabilities.          Currently around 10% of the total world's population, roughly 650 million people, live with a disability.

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Disability Resources, Inc. is a Washoe County based non-profit organization committed to helping local individuals with disabilities achieve their highest potential through the development of individualized goals and supports.