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addressing the needs of the disabled (types of diabilities (Mental health…
addressing the needs of the disabled
types of diabilities
Mental health conditions
Obesity
Physical disability
Vision impairment
Acquired brain injury
Autism spectrum
Deaf or hard of hearing
Intellectual disability
Most Common Disabilities
Muscular dystrophies
Acquired brain injuries
Spinal injury
Cerebral palsy
Multiple disabilities
Physical disabilities
What qualifies for a disabiles
cardio vascular conditions
Respiratory illness
Senses and speech issues
Musculoskeletal problems
bad bones or joints
Hard to walk
In need of a wheel chair
No independence
Age
8 % of children under the age of 16 are disabled
19 % of adults at working age are disabled
45 % of pension aged adults are disabled
Over 3.4 million disabled people are employed in England.
Costs
Life costs £570 more on average per month
What may disabled people need
wheel chair
Ramps
Strollers
Lifts
Hoist
It costs £4000 to have a disabled parking spot outside your own house
Sport
70% of the disabled watched the paralymipic
400 Gyms that accommodate the disabled
4,250 athletes from 164 countries taking part in 20 sports
2.7 million tickets were sold to spectators
Traveling
67 % of people feel awkward around disabled people
Teratophobia - the fear of the disabled
Ableism - is the discrimination and social prejudice against people with disabilities