According to a national survey conducted in September 2010, 27 percent of American adults live with a disability that interferes with their daily lives. The survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, was carried out through telephone interviews among 3,001 adults ages 18 and older. Interviewers asked the subjects whether or not they suffered from any disabilities, and how those disabilities interfere with day-to-day activities such as running errands and using the Internet.

The survey found that 54 percent of adults living with a disability use the Internet, as opposed to the 81 percent of adults who do and reported that they had no disabilities. In addition, two percent of American adults say they have a disability or illness that makes it more difficult or impossible for them to use the Internet.

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