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People with all types and levels of disability are accepted into RDA programs (including but not limited to):
- Spina Bifida
- Cerebral Palsy
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Amputees
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- Visual and hearing impairments
- Intellectual disabilities
- Down Syndrome
- Autism
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- 1 in 5 Australians (20% of total pop.) report a disability (4 mil people)
- 319,900 children aged under 15 years (8%) report a disability (ABS 2004)
Cerebral Palsy (Cerebral Palsy Australia)
- A child is born with cerebral palsy in Australia every 18 hours
- 33,000 people with cerebral palsy
Degenerative Muscular Disorder (Australian Institute of Health & Welfare)
- 1: 1000 (30,000+) Australians are affected by neuromuscular diseases.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS Australia)
- 15,000 Australians with MS
Acquired Brain Injury (National Health Survey)
- 1 in 50 people suffered an acquired brain injury (ABS)
- 432,700 Australians (2.2%)
Spinal Cord Injury (Spinal Cord Australia)
- 300 new cases of spinal cord injury in Australia each year
Autism (Autism Spectrum Australia - Aspect)
- 1 in 600 (120,000) people suffer from Autism
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