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What are the most common causes of disability?

Injuries at work? Freak accidents? It's true, they happen. But the truth might surprise you.

•  Illnesses like cancer, heart attack or diabetes cause the majority of long-term disabilities. Back pain, injuries, and arthritis are also significant causes.
•  Most are not work-related, and therefore not covered by workers' compensation.
• Lifestyle choices and personal behavior that lead to obesity are becoming major contributing factors. Disability in America Disability is already a widespread problem, and the threat is growing at an alarming rate.
• More than 30 million Americans between the ages of 21 and 64 are disabled, according to the most recent U.S. Census.
• 2.3 million people filed disability claims with Social Security in 2008.
• 25+ million American lives are restricted by the effects of disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Sources Council for Disability Awareness I never thought it could happen to me: Link to: http://www.disabilitycanhappen.org/stories/default.asp Or do we have on our website (I could copy the stories)

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