Disability in the UK

DISABILITY IN THE UK 69 Å bg 11M+ The most common impairments affect: X LIFTING X MOBILITY There are more than 11 million people in the UK who have a disability, long term illness or other impairment. X CARRYING The older you get the more likely you are to be disabled. 45% of disabled people are over state pension age; 16% are working-age adults and 6% are children. 46.3% of working-age disabled people are in employment compared to 76.4% of working-age non-disabled рeople. 6% 16% 45% 1/5 have difficulty accessing transport. OVER 25% 1/3 feel like they don't have a choice/control over their daily lives. live in non-decent accommodation. 19% 1/3 39% find it hard to access public, commercial and leisure goods and services. of 16-34 year olds have been victims of crime compared to 28% of non-disabled people. experience unfair treatment at work compared to 13% of non-disabled people. WHAT WENEED NO DISCRIMINATION EQUALITY SUPPORT ACCESS WWW.CHILTERNLIFTS.CO.UK E The Chiltern Lift COMPANY LIMITED Sources: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-facts-and-figures/disability-facts-and-figures http://www.flaticon.com/