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AFB Announces Newly Revised "Statistical Snapshots" Online Resource

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Kelly, Stacy
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 6:47 PM

AFB Announces Newly Revised "Statistical Snapshots" Online Resource

Check out the newly updated American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
website Statistical Snapshots (www.afb.org/stats
http://www.afb.org/stats ). Statistical Snapshots is your one-stop
source for statistical facts, figures, and resources about Americans
with vision loss. Relying upon the most recently available data, this
regularly updated site is always evolving and should answer your most
frequently asked questions.

We encourage you to visit Statistical Snapshots often, but we also want
your feedback. Tell us about what statistical information you think is
missing, unclear, or that you would like to know more about. To submit
your questions or comments and help us enrich this valuable resource,
e-mail Stacy Kelly, Ed.D., Policy Research Associate (skelly@afb.net
mailto:skelly@afb.net ) and include the word "stats" in the subject
line of your message.

Statistical Snapshots provides a wide variety of information and tools
addressing the most commonly asked questions. For example, findings from
the 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) established that an
estimated 21.2 million adult Americans reported they either "have
trouble" seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses, or that
they are blind or unable to see at all.

Finally, remember that AFB's Public Policy Center website
(www.afb.org/policy http://www.afb.org/policy ) is also a valuable
resource for the most up-to-date information about research and policy
of concern to the vision loss community.

AFB Announces Newly Revised "Statistical Snapshots" Online Resource Check out the newly updated American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) website Statistical Snapshots (www.afb.org/stats <http://www.afb.org/stats> ). Statistical Snapshots is your one-stop source for statistical facts, figures, and resources about Americans with vision loss. Relying upon the most recently available data, this regularly updated site is always evolving and should answer your most frequently asked questions. We encourage you to visit Statistical Snapshots often, but we also want your feedback. Tell us about what statistical information you think is missing, unclear, or that you would like to know more about. To submit your questions or comments and help us enrich this valuable resource, e-mail Stacy Kelly, Ed.D., Policy Research Associate (skelly@afb.net <mailto:skelly@afb.net> ) and include the word "stats" in the subject line of your message. Statistical Snapshots provides a wide variety of information and tools addressing the most commonly asked questions. For example, findings from the 2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) established that an estimated 21.2 million adult Americans reported they either "have trouble" seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses, or that they are blind or unable to see at all. Finally, remember that AFB's Public Policy Center website (www.afb.org/policy <http://www.afb.org/policy> ) is also a valuable resource for the most up-to-date information about research and policy of concern to the vision loss community.