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The mission of the CDD is the full inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in their community by:
The CDD accomplishes this mission through innovative:
Results of a CDD survey, authored by the Division of Disability and Health Policy, indicate that nearly 1.3 million Americans currently are living with paralysis due to spinal cord injuries. The study, funded by the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, also indicates that overall paralysis rates in the US may have been underestimated by as much as 40%.
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