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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.

.5 Million -

Number of Texans with some type of brain injury, not including military veterans who have returned home.

46% -

Percentage of eligible voters with disabilities who are projected to cast a vote in 2016.

49th -

Texas’ rank out of 50 for dollars spent on mental health services.

11.9% -

The unemployment rate of people with disabilities (compared to 5.9% for people without disabilities, as of Jan. 2015)

1 : 25 -

The minimum ratio of accessible parking spaces to total parking spaces as required by the Texas Accessibility Standards.

48,193 -

Number of Texan children who received comprehensive services from ECI in 2013.

$34 billion -

Economic value of caregiving by unpaid, or “informal” caregivers in Texas annually.

14.7% -

Percentage of people with disabilities who are self-employed (compared to 8% for people without disabilities).

58% -

National percentage of people under guardianship who have an Intellectual/ Developmental disability (as of Nov. 2014).

+ 1/2 Million -

Estimated number of Texans who will qualify for an ABLE Account.

100% -

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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