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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, About 20% of people, amounting to approximately 
366 million Americans, live with a condition which could be 
4considered an invisible disability; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nearly half of Americans are living with a 
6chronic medical condition, totaling 165 million people; 
7invisible disabilities include disabilities, chronic 
8illnesses, chronic pain, and injuries, and they may impact 
9people in the form of minor impairments to completely 
10disabling; and
 
11    WHEREAS, As created and defined by the Invisible 
12Disabilities Association (IDA), the term "invisible 
13disabilities" distinguishes disabilities not readily apparent 
14based upon just looking at someone, leading this person to 
15fight a battle seldom acknowledged by the outside world; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Without the obvious signs of disability, many of 
17those with invisible disabilities are accused of faking and 
18exaggerating their conditions, translating into a lack of 
19funding, accommodations, medical resources, medical diagnoses, 
20and overall support for those with invisible disabilities; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The IDA strives to encourage, educate, and 
 
 
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1connect people and organizations touched by illness, pain, and 
2disability; with the help of the IDA, the world can become a 
3place where people living with illness, pain, and disability 
4will no longer be invisible; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October 20 
7through October 26, 2024 as Invisible Disabilities Week in the 
8State of Illinois.