The disability paradox
7 November 2009
Disabled people face increasing financial and discriminatory pressures, yet many report that life has got better
Despite nearly 15 years of new legislation, the results of a new survey reveal that disabled people in the UK are facing rising levels of poverty and discrimination. Yet many disabled people believe things are getting better. What explains the contradiction?
Disabled people are twice as likely to live in poverty as non-disabled people. Leonard Cheshire Disability’s report Disability Review 2009, published this week, shows that the economic picture for disabled people has deteriorated over the past three years. Almost half (42%) of respondents were struggling to live on their present income, a rise of nearly 10% since 2007. Discrimination at work had been experienced by 52%, another 10% increase, and 9% stated they had been the victim of hate crime.
Source: The Guardian
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