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60,000 - 70,000 -
Estimated number of Texas children who could lose access to medically necessary care if Legislature adopts proposed Medicaid cuts to therapies.
Read more.5 Million -
Number of Texans with some type of brain injury, not including military veterans who have returned home.
Read more46% -
Percentage of eligible voters with disabilities who are projected to cast a vote in 2016.
Read more11.9% -
The unemployment rate of people with disabilities (compared to 5.9% for people without disabilities, as of Jan. 2015)
Read more1 : 25 -
The minimum ratio of accessible parking spaces to total parking spaces as required by the Texas Accessibility Standards.
Read more$34 billion -
Economic value of caregiving by unpaid, or “informal” caregivers in Texas annually.
Read more14.7% -
Percentage of people with disabilities who are self-employed (compared to 8% for people without disabilities).
Read more58% -
National percentage of people under guardianship who have an Intellectual/ Developmental disability (as of Nov. 2014).
Read more100% -
Amount of control over major life choices a person retains when they enter into a Supported Decision-Making (SDM) agreement, as opposed to a traditional full guardianship.
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