Useful info
Facts and stats that show the effects of systematic discrimination against disabled people in the UK
- In 2007, 40% of disabled people had no qualifications at all
- Of all people out of work, 40% have a disability or long-term health condition
- The numbers of disabled adults of working age living in relative poverty has grown over the last decade
- Over one third of all people in Britain without any formal qualifications are disabled
- Adults with mobility difficulties make a third fewer trips on average than those without
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Sources: The Disability Rights Commission and Transport for London.