The CDC pointed ABC News to some of the recent "disability work" it has done, including funding to embed disability specialists in 28 state, territorial, and local health department across the U.S ...

More than 70 million adults — or one in four — in the United States reported having a disability in 2022, according to a press release from the CDC. The CDC released its annual update to the ...

Additionally, boys were more likely than girls to be diagnosed with any developmental disability — 10.8% compared to 5.3% — and specifically were an estimated three times more likely to ...

The CDC also says nearly 44% of people age 65 and older reported having a disability, which is the most among any age group. Nearly 39% of native Americans and those with multiracial backgrounds ...

The CDC acknowledged in its updated guidance that people with certain disabilities have a higher risk of complications from respiratory viruses, citing data showing that even though those with ...

The agency said that five of its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites will start keeping tabs on the incidence of cerebral palsy in their communities in addition to autism.

The largest study conducted by the CDC to capture the scope of disability in the U.S. and representing 245 million people, the authors found that nearly half of those over 65 reported being ...

About 8.6% of children ages 3 to 17 had a diagnosed developmental disability in 2021, up from 7.4% in 2019. About 3% of the 2021 group had been diagnosed with autism, less than 2% had been ...

It isn't a part to be feared," Vaarwerk shared. According to the CDC, disabilities are more common among adults 65 years of age and older. About 2 in 5 adults in this age group live with a disability.

The CDC also says nearly 44% of people age 65 and older reported having a disability, which is the most among any age group. Nearly 39% of native Americans and those with multiracial backgrounds ...