It is estimated that up to 15% (close to one in seven) of the population has dyslexia – a language-based learning disability. (National Institute of Health)
44% of females and 57% of males with learning disabilities drop out of high school. (National Adult Literacy Survey)
Only 13% of students with learning disabilities attend any post-secondary school program. (National Longitudinal Transition Study)
50% of juvenile delinquents tested were found to have undetected learning disabilities. (National Center for State Courts and the Educational Testing Service)
60% of adolescents in treatment for substance abuse have learning disabilities. (Hazelden Foundation)
31% of adolescents with learning disabilities will be arrested 3-5 years out of high school. (National Longitudinal Transition Study)
Up to 40 percent of all adults on welfare have learning disabilities. (Learning Disability Institute).
The leading variable accounting for suicides among youths under the age of 14 is learning disabilities. (Director of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center)
16.5% of all adults in Indiana are struggling to earn a living wage (twice the level of poverty). (Indiana’s Adult Education and Workforce Skills Report, 2008)
960,000 to 1.2 million employed Hoosiers have literacy skills below the minimum standard required for successful employment. (Future Works, 2005)
In 2005-2006, adult learners who completed adult basic education programs saw a weekly income increase of 130%. (Indiana’s Workforce Investment Boards, WIB)
WIB has identified the development of basic skills and literacy training as critical components of its effort to develop a competitive workforce.
