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Journal of Rehabilitation, April-June, 2001 by Richard T. Walls, Denetta L. Dowler, Kimberly Cordingly, Louis E. Orslene, John D. Greer
Table 1 Categories of Disability of Callers Seeking Information Concerning Self-Employment Type of Disability Percentage Back Condition 12.6% Accident/Injury 11.8% Quadriplegia 7.7% Multiple Sclerosis 6.9% Attn. Deficit Disorder/LD 5.7% Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 4.9% Arthritis 4.1% Stroke 4.1% Amputation 3.7% Cerebral Palsy 3.7% Paraplegia 3.3% Head Injury 2.4% Mental Illness 2.4% Cumulative Trauma 2.4% Diabetes 2.0% Fibromyalgia 2.0% Eye Disease 2.0% Congenital 1.6% Heart Condition 1.6% Cancer 1.2% Epilepsy 1.2% Polio 1.2% Chemical Hypersensitivity 1.2% Knee/Leg Impairment 0.8% Other 9.5% Total 100.0% Table 2 Categories of Functional Limitations of Callers Seeking Information Concerning Self-Employment Functional Limitation Percentage Handling/Fingering 18.3% Low Vision 6.1% Sitting 6.1% Lifting 5.3% Grasping 4.9% Mobility 4.9% Standing 4.9% No Vision 4.2% Use of One Hand 3.4% General/Nonspecific 3.0% Overall Body Weakness 3.0% Reduced Concentration 3.0% Back 2.3% Walking 2.3% Lower Extremity 1.9% Reading 1.9% Upper Extremity 1.9% Learning 1.5% Balancing 1.1% Climbing 1.1% Environmental Illness 1.1% Hard of Hearing 1.1% Mathematical Calculation 1.1% Operating Foot Control 1.1% Speech 1.1% Carrying 0.8% Memory Loss 0.8% Neck/Trunk 0.8% Pushing/Pulling 0.8% Reaching 0.8% Respiratory Distress 0.8% Squatting/Bending 0.8% Stress Intolerance 0.8% Vision/One Eye 0.8% Other 6.2% Total 100.0% Table 3 Type of Information Requested by Callers to the Job Accommodation Network Type of Information Requested Percentage Accommodation (Equipment/Products) 42% Self-Employment Info Packets 33% Funding for Business 10% Legal 9% Accommodation (Funding) 3% Other 3% Total 100%
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