DEAFNESS STATS

• An estimated 1 in 1000 babies is born Deaf.
• Deafness is the number one birth defect in the U.S.
• 12 out of every 1000 person's under the age of 18 is Deaf (NCHS Stat).
• More than 400 forms of hereditary deafness have been identified.
• Between 20 - 40% of individuals with an unknown source of hearing loss are deafened by the CONNEXIN 26 gene.
• More than 50% of deafness in children is hereditary deafness (NIH/Gallaudet Stat).

ABUSE STATS

• Deaf children are 5x as likely to be abused as Hearing children (UK Study).
• Deaf children are 3x more likely to be abused in the U.S.
• Deaf prisoners are abused at 3 times the rate of Hearing prisoners.
• 1 in 4 deaf women are victims of domestic violence (ADWAS stat).
• 1 in 3 deaf women are the victims of sexual assault (ADWAS stat).
• 2 published statistics for abuse of girls rate between 55% and 91% of Deaf girls faced sexual abuse and reported the abuse.
• One study reported 54% of Deaf boys were sexually abused (CAPS stat) in comparison to only 10% of Hearing boys.

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