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Disabled People

Definition of disability

Disability is a physical or mental impairment which has real and long-term adverse effect on the person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

The World Health Organization’s definition Disability is an umbrella term, covering Disability is an umbrella term, covering

impairments, activity limitations, and impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations.individual in involvement in life situations.

Three main dimensions

Three dimensions of disability are recognized:

1.body structure and function (and impairment thereof)

2. activity (and activity restrictions) and 3. participation (and participation

restrictions).

Categories of disability Autism Deaf-Blindness Daefness and hearing impairment Visual impairment including blindness Emotional disturbance Mental retardation Multiple disabilities Orthopedic impairment Specific learning diability Speech or language impairment Traumatic brain injury

Disability facts Only 17 % of disabled people were born

with their disabilities One in four people will be affected by

mental ill health Mental health problems, such as anxiety

and depression, now account for more incapacity benefit claims than back pain

One in four men and one in five women will suffer a critical illness before they are 65

Employment

Over 1 million disabled people are not working and are on benefits, but are keen to work

Disabled people are denied an opportunity to enter or remain in work because of fears and stereotypes about their abilities

Workers with disabilities

58 % found it difficult to get an interview 57 % need flexible hours 35 % have been harassed by a boss 25 % need adapted equipment or

technology 15 % need adaptation of building or work

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Services for the disabled

Provided by local social services who have to identify the number of disabled people in their area

Include day services, advice and help, day centres, adaptations to the home paid by local authorities

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