Statistics about blind people around the world…
The number of people that cannot see print is staggering. In order to qualify as legally blind, a person must not be able to read even large print regardless of corrective measures (such as glasses, surgical procedures, medications, etc.).
Did you know…
Over 45 million people around the world are completely blind?
Another 180 million more people are legally blind and cannot read even large print?
At least 225 million people worldwide cannot read a Bible with their eyes?
Approximately 7 million more people are diagnosed as blind or legally blind each year?
Approximately 93,600 visually impaired or blind students are served in the special education program in the United States.*
There are approximately 55,200 legally blind children in the United States, of which only 5,500 use braille as their primary reading medium.*
Approximately 15% (1.5 million) of blind and visually impaired Americans use computers.*
Approximately 32% of legally blind working-age Americans are employed.*
The problem is not going away!
There is no cure for blindness yet, but Audio Bibles for the Blind has a solution to offer to those 225 million people that cannot read a printed Bible.
ANYONE that cannot see or hold a book can receive an Audio Bible—available in 67 languages—FREE of charge!
Audio Bibles for the Blind has given away hundreds of thousands of FREE Audio Bibles in nearly 140 countries.
*http://www.afb.org
