Persons with Disabilities Rehabilitated by the SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department by Type of Disability: Fiscal Years 1993

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11-5. Persons with Disabilities Rehabilitated by the SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department by Type of Disability: Fiscal Years 1993 - 1997

 TYPE OF DISABILITY                                   FY 1993  FY 1994  FY 1995  FY 1996  FY 1997

 Blood Diseases                                          13       14       11       12       14
 Speech Impairments                                      21        9       13       16        6
 Epilepsy and Other Nervous Disorders                   309      306      297      310      336
 Absence/Amputation of Limbs                             76       56       56       81       50
 Respiratory Diseases                                    24       24       24       18       31
 Neoplasms                                               12        8        7        9        5
 Allergy and Endocrine Disorders                        224      231      241      260      309
 Hearing Impairments                                    438      446      492      495      527
 Heart and Circulatory Conditions                       618      601      656      729      813
 Genito-Urinary System Disorders                         35       28       20       18       19
 Visual Impairments                                      80       82       85       71       68
 Orthopedic Deformity/Impairment                      1,074    1,041    1,009      999      993
 Digestive System Disorders                              37       28       23       25       27
 Mental Retardation                                     768      703      685      618      517
 Mental, Personality, Intelligence Disorders          4,572    4,534    4,521    4,476    4,497
 Other Disabling Conditions                              91       80      121      136      167

 TOTAL                                                8,392    8,191    8,261    8,273    8,379

Note: A person is considered rehabilitated only when engaged in gainful employment.

Source: S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation Department, January 1998.

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