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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS 500 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance. This study was supported by Contract No. 223-01-2460, Task Order 26, between the National Academy of Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Contract No. ED-06-CO-0105 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education; and Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139, Task Order 164, between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The future of disability in America / Committee on Disability in America, Board on Health Sciences Policy ; Marilyn J. Field and Alan M. Jette, editors. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-309-10472-2 (hardback : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-309-10472-6 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. People with disabilities--United States. 2. People with disabilities—Services for—United States. 3. Sociology of disability—United States. I. Field, Marilyn J. (Marilyn Jane) II. Jette, Alan M. III. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Disability in America: a New Look. [DNLM: 1. Disabled Persons—United States. 2. Age Factors—United States. 3. Chronic Disease—prevention & control—United States. 4. Comorbidity—United States. 5. Health Services Accessibility—trends—United States. 6. Insurance Coverage—United States.] HV1553.F87 2007 362.40973—dc22 2007019908 Additional copies of this report are available from the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20055; (800) 624-6242 or (202) 334-3313 (in the Washington metropolitan area); Internet, http://www.nap.edu. For more information about the Institute of Medicine, visit the IOM home page at: www.iom.edu. Copyright 2007 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. The serpent has been a symbol of long life, healing, and knowledge among almost all cultures and religions since the beginning of recorded history. The serpent adopted as a logotype by the Institute of Medicine is a relief carving from ancient Greece, now held by the Staatliche Museen in Berlin. Suggested citation: Institute of Medicine (IOM). 2007. The Future of Disability in America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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