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.

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