Men are hospitalized nearly twice as often as women for TBI and are three times more likely to die as a result of TBI. 

Women are more likely to sustain a TBI from intimate partner violence. 

(Source: https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org)

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We're continuing our month-long campaign to remove stigma and show how common disability really is during Disability Pride Month with facts tagged #DisabilityLooksLikeMe. Join us with your own stories and facts.

Autism is a type of developmental disability that affects senses, thinking, and communication. No two people experience autism the same way. Some autistic people also have intellectual disabilities, anxiety, and other disabilities.

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There are several forms of diabetes, including:
• Type 2, the most common.
• Type 1, an autoimmune disease. 
• Type 3c, which results from to damage or removal to the pancreas. 
• Gestational, which affects 5 to 9 percent of pregnant women.

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A recent study noted people who are hard of hearing who use hearing devices felt more socially engaged and less isolated. But a prescription pair of hearing aids can cost thousands of dollars.

(Source: USC http://tiny.cc/8wzo001, Hearing Tracker)

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We're sorry you felt that way.

In this series during #DisabilityPrideMonth, we are trying to show how common disability is by posting numbers. That is why we are using are using the hashtag #DisabilityLooksLikeMe.
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Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety, specific phobias, social anxiety, and more. Symptoms can be disruptive to life, including avoiding people, places, and situations.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/anxiety-disorders

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Color vision deficiency is commonly known as color blindness. It affects the rods and cones in the retina and results in differences in how people see color. In rare cases, some people may also have sensitivity to light.

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We're spending July talking about accessibility and Disability Pride Month. Why? About 28.2% of American adults are disabled, yet 96 percent of the world's webpages have accessibility problems. (Sources: CDC, WebAIM).

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Dysautonomia is a broad term to describe several chronic conditions affecting the autonomic nervous system and affected bodily systems, including neurocardiogenic syncope, POTS, multisystem atrophy, familial dysautonomia, and other conditions.

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American Sign Language is a distinct language from English with its own regional differences and many dialects. Around the world, there are hundreds of Deaf sign languages and other hand signal languages.

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There are more than 200 symptoms. About half of Long CoVid patients also qualify for a diagnosis of ME/CFS. Both are post-viral illnesses.

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Some people with limb differences, in which limbs are partially or completely missing or formed in functionally different way, and limb loss, in which a limb is removed or amputated, may use prosthetics or mobility devises for mobility.

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Chronic illness is a health condition that lasts more than three months. It includes everything from diabetes to heart disease to arthritis to rheumatoid arthritis to Alzheimer's disease. Some people with chronic illness identify as disabled.    

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Disability is diverse. 

Disability includes differences that affect the way people move and the way people think or communicate. It includes differences in the way people hear and see. And it includes so much in between.

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For Disability Pride Month, EAPM will be posting facts about disabilities that show you know people who are disabled because disabled people are everywhere and diverse.

We'll be using the hashtag #DisabilityLooksLikeMe.

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