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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION STATISTICS

 There are hundreds of millions of people around the world that have some form of a disability that affects their employment. 1 in 10 people, in fact, have a disability. This is a large segment of the population that cannot be ignored. Why? Because as Baby Boomers age, the percentage of people with disabilities is likely to increase.


  • In countries with life expectancies over 70 years of age, people spend on average about 8 years, or 11.5 % of their lives,living with at least one disability.
  • The poverty rate for people with disabilities: 47%.
  • 90% of children who have a disability to not attend school.
  • People with disabilities are 1.7x more likely to be the victim of a violent crime.
  • Claims for disability benefits have climbed by more than 600% in some countries because of a lack of job opportunities.
  • 1 in 3 employers say that they do not hire people with disabilities because the cannot perform required job tasks.
  • Only 35% of people with at least one disability and are of working age actually have a job. 78% of non-disabled individuals, in comparison, do have a job.
  • 10% of the total world’s population, or roughly 650 million people, live with a disability.
  • Only 45 countries in the world today have anti-discrimination laws that help to protect individuals who have a disability.
  • About 1 in 4 people with a disability will face at least one incident of discrimination every day.
  • 40% of people with a disability in the UK have problems accessing basic goods and services that are needed on a regular basis.
  • In the United States, 19% of the population is listed as having a disability. About 10% of people qualify as having a severe disability.
  • Not every form of disability discrimination is covered by laws that are designed to create more equality.
Even when employers believe that someone with a disability can get the job tasks completely appropriately, they still don’t hire an individual because they fear accommodation costs. It always boils down to dollars and cents when it comes to disability discrimination. They are seen as easy targets who won’t complain. So bad is the discrimination against people with a disability that in the UK, 6% of women with a disability have been forcibly sterilized. Unemployment rates in the disability community are consistently around 80% in some countrie
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Reference: https://www.disabilitysecrets.com/resources/when-is-disability-harassment-illegal.html

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