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What is a developmental disability?
- Any disabling condition that occurs before age 21 and results in lifelong limitations.
- People served may have intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities such as Down syndrome, autism, epilepsy and cerebral palsy.
- In America today, 7,000,000 people have been diagnosed with a developmental disability
What about the future?
- The average life expectancy of a person with Down Syndrome has gone from 9 years of age to 56. Just like everyone else, people with developmental disabilities will need more care and services.
- Based on census figures, Avenues projects that nearly 2,000 individuals in our service area may require some type of support services. Nationally, the wait for appropriate services is 8-10 years.
- Avenues can provide community-based services at less than half the cost of a state institution. The average cost for a person in a state-run facility is approximately $150,000. Avenues’ residential costs are $12,000-60,000, depending on the needs of the individual.
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