* Potentially unreliable estimates based on a relative standard error ≥30% and <50%.
** Includes physical therapist, speech therapist, respiratory therapist, audiologist, or occupational therapist.
*** EIS: Early intervention services.
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Specialty services used among U.S. children and adolescents with blindness in 2018
As of 2018, around 50 percent of children and adolescents in the United States with blindness received special education or early intervention services. This statistic illustrates the percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with blindness in the United States who used specialty services as of 2018.
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CDC. (March 25, 2022). Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with blindness in the United States who used specialty services as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1322659/us-children-and-adolescents-with-blindness-by-specialty-services/
CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with blindness in the United States who used specialty services as of 2018." Chart. March 25, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1322659/us-children-and-adolescents-with-blindness-by-specialty-services/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with blindness in the United States who used specialty services as of 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1322659/us-children-and-adolescents-with-blindness-by-specialty-services/
CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 3 to 17 Years with Blindness in The United States Who Used Specialty Services as of 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 25 Mar 2022, /statistics/1322659/us-children-and-adolescents-with-blindness-by-specialty-services/
CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with blindness in the United States who used specialty services as of 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1322659/us-children-and-adolescents-with-blindness-by-specialty-services/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with blindness in the United States who used specialty services as of 2018 [Graph], CDC, March 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1322659/us-children-and-adolescents-with-blindness-by-specialty-services/