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    #BeCounted: Express Your Disability Pride

    The American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights invites you to take part in the #BeCounted campaign.

    The #BeCounted campaign encourages lawyers with disabilities across the country to add themselves to our U.S. map. Why? According to the 2021 ABA Model Diversity Survey,  “[a]ttorneys with a disability are generally underreported and/or underrepresented at every level and are significantly more likely to work in the “Other Attorney” role compared to all other groups within law firms.” Also, “[f]or the most recent year, most law firms did not hire a single attorney [who] self-identified as . . . having a disability.”  Furthermore, according to a 2023 report from the National Association of Law Placement (NALP), only 1.4% of law firm lawyers surveyed self-identified as having a disability. We (and NALP) believe there are more, given that one in four adults in the United States have a disability. 

    Join our #BeCounted campaign and express your disability pride. To participate, complete our short digital form, which will ask for your city and state and disability/ies. The form does not ask for any personally identifiable information.

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    City, State Disabilities
    Albany, NY blindness, anxiety, depression
    Albany, NY Left foot drop, gait instability, neuropathy
    Albuquerque, NM ADHD, POTs, Connective Tissue Disorder
    Albuquerque, NM Paraplegic from spinal cord injury
    Ansonia, CT Epilepsy, Lupus, Cancer
    Arlington, VA Bilatéral deafness
    Arlington, VA Neurodivergent
    Atlanta, GA ADHD
    Atlanta, GA ADHD, hearing loss
    Atlanta, GA Autism and secondary anxiety
    Atlanta, GA Psoriatic arthritis
    Atlanta, GA Multiple sclerosis 
    Atlanta, GA Depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder
    Atlanta, GA Visually impaired
    Atlanta, GA Hearing impaired
    Atlanta, GA inability to engage in gross and fine hand motor movements due to nerve damage; pain from same requiring frequent breaks
    Austin, TX Congenital hydrocephalus, epilepsy, dyscakculia
    Austin, TX Psoriatic arthristis, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Substance Use Disorder
    Austin, TX Anxiety
    Austin, TX Low vision, bipolar disorder/mental health conditions
    Baltimore, MD Below the knee amputation (born without a fibula)
    Baltimore, MD Blind / cancer survivor
    Baltimore, MD Diabetes (Type 1); Anxiety 
    Baltimore, MD chronic migraine, hypermobility, POTS, adhd
    Baltimore, MD Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (a physical disability)
    Baltimore, MD Lost an eye
    Baltimore, MD ADHD, migraine, dyslexia 
    Baltimore, MD ADHD, anxiety, asthma, depression, hypothyroidism, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, IBS, long COVID, POTS, PTSD
    Baltimore, MD Below the knee amputation (born without a fibula)
    Bayard, IA Deaf/hard of hearing
    Berkeley, CA deaf-hard of hearing 
    Berkeley, CA Major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder
    Beverly Hills, MI hearing impaired, PTSD
    Birmingham, AL Multiple Sclerosis
    Bloomington, IL War injuries and ADHD
    Bloomington, IN Bipolar Disorder
    Boise, ID Autoimmune disorder, mental health disorder, neurodivergence
    Boston, MA Hearing loss
    Boston, MA Anxiety, PTSD and depression 
    Boston, MA ADHD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
    Brighton, MI Spinal cord injury resulting impaired gate and balance
    Brooklyn, NY Anxiety and Depression
    Brooklyn, NY Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
    Buffalo, NY Dyspraxia and anxiety
    Buffalo, NY ADHD, Anxiety
    Burr Ridge, IL  Pots, chronic pain, ADD
    Carbondale, IL C5 quadriplegia from an acute spinal cord injury 
    Carbondale, IL impaired mobility
    Carbondale, IL quad
    Cary, NC Stage 4 colon Cancer and epilepsy and hard of hearing 
    Cary, NC mental illness
    Chappaqua, NY hearing imparied
    Charlotte, NC Autism, EDS, Autoimmune Disorders
    Cheverly, MD fibromyalgia, traumatic brain injury, migraines, arthritis, degenerative disc disease
    Chevy Chase, MD Hard of hearing due to Meniere's disease 
    Cheyenne, WY ADHD, General Depression, General Anxiety, PTSD, Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
    Chicago, IL Autoimmune disorder, anxiety, cancer survivor
    Chicago, IL Autistic, ADHD, chronic pain (from severe endometriosis and adenomyosis)
    Chicago, IL anxiety
    Chicago, IL Schizoaffective disorder 
    Chicago, IL MS
    Chicago, IL Vision disability 
    Chicago, IL Multiple Sclerosis
    Chicago, IL Autoimmune disorder
    Chicago, IL Major Depression, ADHD Type IV, Migraine
    Chicago, IL Neurological
    Chicago, IL deaf/hard-of-hearing; ADHD
    Chicago, IL Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
    ADHD
    Caregiver for family members with disabilities
    Chicago, IL Anxiety, cancer survivor
    Chicago, IL Chronic Illness, Legally Blind, ADHD, Autism, MI, Diabetes
    Chicago, IL hard of hearing
    Chicago, IL Narcolepsy
    Chicago, IL Epilepsy, ADHD
    Chicago, IL major depressive disorder
    Chicago, IL Autism Spectrum Disorder; Major Depression
    Chicago, IL Arteriovenous malformation, rheumatoid arthritis, CPTSD
    Chicago, IL ADHD, anxiety, depression, PTSD
    Chicago, IL hearing impaired
    Chicago, IL Hearing loss, mental health, multiple musculoskeletal, post tbi symptoms 
    Chicago, IL Anxiety, Neurodivergent, ADHD
    Chicago, IL Multiple sclerosis, wheelchair user
    Chicago, IL Mobility disabilities requiring use of canes, walkers &/or wheelchair resulting from aggressive RA.
    Chicago, IL Blind
    Chicago, IL ADHD and Autism
    Chicago, IL Deaf
    Chicago, IL Autoimmune disorder; lung disease
    Cincinnati, OH PTSD
    Cleveland, OH  Ulrichs Muscular Dystrophy, Wheelchair Bound, Tracheostomy / Ventilator Dependent
    Cleveland, OH  Visual impairment, brain injury-past concussion and post-concussion syndrome, and generalized anxiety disorder
    Cleveland, OH  Deaf/hard of hearing
    Columbia, SC Chronic pain, migraine disorder, mental illness
    Columbus, OH Anxiety, Depression, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
    Columbus, OH ADHD, Autism, CPTSD
    Columbus, OH deaf/Hard of Hearing 
    Concord, NH ADHD, anxiety
    Concord, NH Legally blind
    Crystal Lake, IL Hearing loss, mental health issues (depression), and physical disability involving arthritis in almost every joint, with bilateral replacements of both hips and knees
    Cumberland, MD ADHD, depression / anxiety
    Dallas, TX Dislexia
    Dallas, TX Chronic illness
    Dallas, TX ADD, depression, alcoholism
    Decatur, GA deaf and others 
    Dekalb, IL ADHD
    Dekalb, IL Hearing impaired 
    Denver, CO Chronic health conditions, dysautonomia
    Denver, CO Cerebral Palsy 
    Denver, CO Deaf
    Denver, CO Autoimmune disease, cancer, chronic fatigue
    Denver, CO paraplegia
    Denver, CO Rare spinal cord problem- cannot walk
    Denver, CO ADHD, Autism
    Des Moines, IA Type 1 diabetes
    Des Moines, IA ADHD, Chronic migraine due to brain injury, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
    Des Moines, IA Physical/orthopedic disability. 
    Detroit, MI ADD/Dyslexia
    Detroit, MI Anxiety
    Durham, NC Sleep Apnea 
    Durham, NC Hearing loss
    Durham, NC ADHD; Dyslexia; vision impairment
    Eugene, OR Traumatic Brain Injury 
    Evanston, IL ME/CFS, severe atopic dermatitis, POTS/dysautonomia
    Everett, WA paraplegic, wheelchair-bound
    Evergreen, AL Hearing
    Fairfax, VA Cerebral Palsy, anxiety, depression, life threatening allergies 
    Fairfax, VA Deaf
    Farmington Hills, MI Asthma, type 2 diabetes, POTS, fibromalgia, secondary polycthema, long covid, Hashimoto’s disease, and sever allergies 
    Farmington, NM Fabry Disease
    Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
    Fort Myers, FL Rheumatoid arthritis, chronic migraine, narcolepsy
    Fort Worth, TX ADHD anxiety depression
    Fresno, CA depression/anxiety
    Gaitherburg, MD Traumatic brain injury survivor with mobility difficulties.
    Gaitherburg, MD Bipolar disorder
    Germantown, MD Epilepsy since birth
    Depression
    Adult onset Asthma
    Grand Forks, North Dakota Service Connected PTSD (Depression/Anxiety) with sleep disorder, tinnitus, Vertigo, and IBS
    Greensboro, NC Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
    Greenville, SC ADHD, Anxiety, Cardiomyopathy
    Greer, SC ADHD, Anxiety, and Alcoholism
    Gulfport, FL Arthrogryposis 
    Haddonfield, NJ Psoriatic arthritis
    Hartford, CT Multiple sclerosis
    Houston, TX Epilepsy
    Houston, TX ADHD, Autistic
    Houston, TX Amyloidosis
    Houston, TX ADHD and Autism
    Hudson, WI ADHD
    Huntley, IL Eyesight
    Hearing
    IL Arm
    Indianapolis, IN Multiple sclerosis 
    Indianapolis, IN Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
    Iowa City, IA Hard of hearing
    Iowa City, IA Hard of hearing
    Iowa City, IA  Dyslexia, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety 
    Jacksonville, AR  Amputation, diabetes, depression, anxiety
    Jacksonville, FL ADHD and Autism
    Jersey City, NJ Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and many other associated symptoms/conditions that limit mobility, lead to severe fatigue, and cause chronic pain.
    Kalamazoo, MI Hearing impaired 
    Kent, WA deaf
    Kernersville, NC ADHD and stenosis
    Kilgore, TX Osteoarthritis/cancer
    Kokomo, IN M.S. stage 4 arthritis neck all way down. Much more though
    Lakeland, FL Hearing loss
    Lancaster, PA OCD, dysautomania, small fiber neuropathy, fibromyalgia
    Lancaster, PA OCD, Dysautomania, Bipolar disorder, Small Fiber Neuropathy, anxiety,  Fibromyalgia 
    Lansing, MI ADHD
    Lansing, MI Migraine
    Lansing, MI ADHD
    Lansing, MI ADHD
    Las Vegas, NV Deaf and ADHD
    Las Vegas, NV PTSD, Fibromyalgia, Migraines
    Las Vegas, NV Diabetes (Type 2); Neurodivergent; Autism Spectrum
    Laurel, MD deaf/hard of hearing
    Lawrence, KS ADHD, GAD
    Lexington, SC Hard-of-Hearing
    Little Rock, AR blind
    Littleton, CO ADHD
    Los Angeles, CA ADHD, anxiety, depression, nonverbal learning disability, migraines, PTSD
    Los Angeles, CA ADHD, autistic, depression, anxiety, chronic pain
    Los Angeles, CA Mental illness 
    Los Angeles, CA visual impairment
    Los Angeles, CA depression/anxiety
    Los Angeles, CA clinical depression
    Los Angeles, CA Hearing impaired
    Los Angeles, CA Bipolar Disorder
    Los Angeles, CA ADHD, anxiety, depression
    Los Angeles, CA Manic-depressive
    Madison, WI Neurodiverse, connective tissue disorder, anxiety
    Madison, WI Chronic Pain
    McHenry, IL epilepsy, lipedema, lymphedema, massive localized lymphedema, pseudosarcoma, mobility disabled using rollator, cane, sometimes wheelchair
    Mckee, KY Deaf
    McLean, VA Severe migraines
    Miami, FL Seizure disorder (epilepsy)
    Middlebury, CT Autism/ PLEXNA /FragileX/ Epilepsy
    Milwaukee, WI Hearing loss (on the line between moderate/severe) R ear.
    Milwaukee, WI PTSD, partial hearing loss
    Milwaukee, WI Obsessive compulsive disorder ("OCD"), depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder
    Milwaukee, WI ADD/ADHD, depression
    Minneapolis, MN partial deafness; chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
    Minneapolis, MN ARFID
    Minneapolis, MN Hearing impairment, ADHD, depression
    Minneapolis, MN Muscular dystrophy, mobility, anxiety
    Minneapolis, MN Psoriatic Arthritis, Crohn's Disease, and an unspecified physical disability that affects my hands. 
    Minneapolis, MN Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Diabetes
    Minneapolis, MN Crohn's Disease
    Minneapolis, MN Autism, ADHD, fibromyalgia, Polycystic Kidney Disease 
    Minneapolis, MN IBS
    Minot, ND Hearing impaired
    Missouri City, TX Depression, Anxiety, ADHD
    Montrose, MI Hidradenitis Suppurativa/Sjrogrens Syndrome/degenerative disc disease ofthe lumbar spine
    Mount Vernon, ME Mobility/Fibromyalgia
    Mount Vernon, WA hearing impairment
    Nashville, TN Cerebral palsy on right side of body
    Neptune, NJ multiple congenital anomalies
    New Orleans, LA ADHD, GAD
    New Orleans, LA ADHD, Anxiety, Depression
    New York, NY limited mobility following cancer and major depressive disorder
    New York, NY Dyslexia/learning impairment
    New York, NY Hearing disability (wear cochlear implants)
    New York, NY Neurodivergent 
    New York, NY Neurodiversity - ADHD (hyperactive & inattentive) & Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Anxiety
    Osteoarthritis / Limited Hip Mobility
    Noblesville, IN ADHD and Anxiety Disorder
    North Canton, OH blindness
    Northfield, IL CF, Common Variable Immune Deficiency, CKD, Deaf
    Norwich, VT Autoimmune
    Nutley, NJ Partially deaf, unilateral vestibular loss.
    Oakland, CA Anklyosing Spondylitis, PTSD, and limited mobility
    Olympia, WA Nerve damage, PTSD, aphasia, dyspnea, TBI
    Olympia, WA Multiple
    Olympia, WA Physical from surgery complications
    Ontario, OR Mental Health
    Orlando, FL ADHD and Dyslexia
    Oswego, IL ADHD, Anxiety, Depression
    PA Autism, ADHD, and visual impairment
    Philadelphia, PA Epilepsy
    Philadelphia, PA hearing loss
    Philadelphia, PA Hard of hearing
    Phoenix, AZ ambulatory wheelchair user with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
    Phoenix, AZ Deaf
    Phoenix, AZ learning disability 
    Phoenix, AZ ADHD, Migraine
    Phoenix, AZ  Rheumatoid Arthritis 
    Pittsburgh, PA Lupus/chronic pain 
    Pittsburgh, PA Neck, back and knee injuries; anxiety/depression; PTSD; neurodivergent
    Pittsburgh, PA Multiple Sclerosis with mobility disability 
    Plymouth, MI Chronic illness 
    Portland, ME hearing impaired
    Portland, OR Traumatic brain injury, post concussive syndrome, anxiety, depression
    Princeton, IL I have MS and have to use a wheelchair to "walk"
    Princeton, KY Multiple Sclerosis, Blind
    Prior Lake, MN ADHD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, migraine headaches
    Prospect Heights, IL Diabetic, Fibromyalgia,Neuropothy,Uveitus
    Providence, RI ADHD, 
    Providence, RI ADHD
    Queens, NY Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Lupus, ADHD
    Raleigh, NC Mental health
    Raleigh, NC Blind
    Raleigh, NC ADHD and anxiety
    Ramona, CA Bipolar Disorder 2, ADHD, Anxiety, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
    Rancho Mirage, CA 2 Debilitating painful very rare autoimmune diseases that affect my entire body inside and out, Unable to walk, PTSD (C-PTSD), Major depressive disorder, vasculitis, osteoarthritis, in a long term care nursing home
    Reno, NV Bipolar Disorder
    Renton, WA Bi-polar 2 disorder; depression
    Richmond, VA Unable to walk
    Roaring Brook Township, PA  Binocular vision dysfunction, autism, adhd
    Rockville, MD Learning Disability, ADHD, Autism
    Sacramento, CA Anxiety
    Sacramento, CA  Cerebral Palsy 
    Sacramento, CA  Cancer survivor, anxiety, depression
    Saint Paul, MN Type 1 Diabetes
    Saint Paul, MN substantial hearing loss
    Salt Lake City, UT Deaf
    San Antonio, TX Deaf
    San Antonio, TX ADHD, Hypothyroidism
    San Antonio, TX ADHD, Autism Spectrum, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Anti-phospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS), Lupus, and Sjogren's. So much fun, right?
    San Diego, CA Mobility Impairment (reliant in power wheelchair for all mobility) 
    San Francisco, CA eyesight
    San Francisco, CA ADHD
    San Francisco, CA Marfan Syndrome, ADHD, ASD
    San Francisco, CA Asthma
    San Francisco, CA ADHD
    San Francisco, CA ADHD
    San Jose, CA Cardiac disease, depression, PTSD
    San Jose, CA Congenital neuromuscular foot deformities which impact my mobility.
    Santa Ana, CA deaf
    Santa Barbara, CA Epilepsy
    Santa Fe, NM Autism, chronic pain, depression
    Santa Rosa, CA Connective Tissue Disease, limited mobility, not all my fingers move on the same day on a good day I can use a cane to get around, otherwise isolated at home
    Scarsdale, NY Hearing impairment in one ear
    Seattle, WA Hard of hearing
    Seattle, WA migraines, hypermobility, chronic pain
    Seattle, WA Type 1 Diabetes
    Seattle, WA PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, POTS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, EDS
    Seattle, WA ADHD, anxiety, OCD, and IBS
    Seattle, WA Cerebral Palsy
    Hard of hearing
    Monocular vision
    Seattle, WA Bipolar Disorder
    Seattle, WA Advanced heart failure; 9 inoperable brain anuerysm sites
    Seattle, WA ADHD, PTSD, OCD, POTS, Fibromyalgia, EBV
    Seattle, WA ADHD; dyslexia
    Seattle, WA cognitive, mobility, vision
    Seattle, WA Multiple Sclerosis
    Silverdale, WA ADHD/ADD
    Silver Spring, MD Multiple sclerosis
    Silver Spring, MD muscular dystrophy, anxiety, gastrointestinal disorders, migraines, etc. 
    Silver Spring, MD long COVID, osteoarthritis, anxiety, potential autism
    Skippack, PA PTSD and Generalized Anxiety
    Sleepy Hollow, IL I have a macular hole in one eye, leaving me with no depth perception.  The vision in my "good" eye is also poor, leaving me with a minor visual disability and a need for a largish sized computer monitor and strong reading glasses. 
    Sleepy Hollow, IL Visual:  I have lost central vision in one eye, and my other eye is extremely myopic.  This makes reading tiny print very difficult, and reading small print on a computer screen is all but impossible. 
    Smithfield, NC autism, dyslexia
    Spokane, WA Anxiety and Epilepsy 
    St Louis, MO bilateral hearing loss
    St Louis, MO ADHD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Other Specified Neurodevelopmental Disorder
    Sycamore, IL Recovering from a broken neck (mobility issues and restricted regarding my ability to drive.  End term Kidney failure (Dialysis three days per week, four hours per session, transportation time and time to get on th machine and time to get off.
    Syracuse, NY Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and ADHD
    Tallahassee, FL Anxiety
    Tampa, FL Celiac Disease
    Tampa, FL Multiple sclerosis
    Tempe, AZ Hard of hearing (have used hearing aids for years), chronic illnesses (Lupus, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), autistic
    Tempe, AZ Spinal Muscular Atrophy (wheelchair user)
    Terre Haute, IN Parkinson’s Disease 
    Toledo, OH ADHD, ASD, chronic illness, depression 
    Toledo, OH Blind
    Topeka, KS Psoriatic arthritis
    Troy, MI Impaired hearing
    Tucson, AZ ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, PMDD
    Tucson, AZ Autism, ADHD
    Tulsa, OK Epilepsy
    Tulsa, OK Paraplegic using a manual wheelchair full time.  
    Uniondale, NY Arthrogryposis a form of arthritis and I use a power wheelchair for mobility.
    University Place, WA Hearing Impaired
    Ventura, CA TBI
    Ventura, CA Traumatic Brain Injury  affecting vision, hearing, balance, memory
    Washington, DC ADHD and Mild Dyslexia
    Washington, DC ADHD-C, ASD (LSN), legally blind, GAD, scoliosis
    Washington, DC Blind/low-vision
    Washington, DC Crohn's Disease, ileostomy, others.
    Washington, DC Blind
    Washington, DC ADHD, Depression
    Washington, DC ADD, chronic pain condition
    Washington, DC Depression, anxiety, PTSD
    Washington, DC Deaf
    Washington, DC cerebral palsy, anxiety
    Washington, DC I am autistic and have mental health conditions
    Washington, DC Cognitive
    Washington, DC POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome)
    Washington, DC Type 1 Diabetes
    Washington, DC Deafness
    Washington, DC Deaf
    Washington, DC Multiple disabilities (dyslexia and chronic illnesses)
    Washington, DC Cerebral Palsy
    Washington, DC Mobility
    Washington, DC yes
    Washington, DC Blind
    Washington, DC Dyslexia
    Washington, DC asd (low-support needs), adhd-c, legally blind, gad
    Washington, DC ADHD, PTSD, major depression, anxiety
    Washington, DC bilateral profound deafness, Crohn's disease, hypermobility spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression, ADHD
    Washington, DC Autism Spectrum Disorder, Major Depression, Anxiety, Asthma
    Washington, DC Blindness
    Wenatchee, WA PTSD, Depression, Neurodiversity, Auditory Processing Disorder, Tinnitus, Migraine, Arthritis, Degenerative Disk Disease 
    West Des Moines,  IA General pustual psoriasis 
    West Hartford, CT Parkinson’s Disease
    White Plains, NY Deaf/hard of hearing 
    Wilmington, DE Crohn's Disease
    Wood Dale, IL Meniere's Disease
    Xenia, OH Rated totally and permanently disabled by the Veterans Administration due to orthopedic and internal medicine conditions 
    York, ME CMT
    York, PA brain aneurysm with multiple physical and cognitive disabilities

    Note: We launched this initiative in July 2024, during Disability Pride Month, but we are continuing to accept responses.

    For updates to the map, follow us on Twitter (@ABADisability) or visit this page. If you have any questions, please email Sarah Katz  at [email protected].