Hi all, Rita while you quote that figure of 4% of disabled people being
physically disabled (I think that maybe 4% of disabled are wheel chair
users, forgive me if I'm wrong) I thought the following (which I found on
the website of the royal national institute for the blind www.rnib.org.uk/
) was worth sharing with the list
In the late 1980s a survey by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
(OPCS) found that 142 in every 1000 people aged
16 and over - a total of some 6.2 million adults in Britain - had a
physical, sensory, or cognitive disability. When account
is taken of those who are encumbered by shopping or luggage, temporarily
disabled by injury or pregnancy, or becoming frail
through normal ageing, it is estimated that about 10 million people in this
country experience some form of mobility difficulty.
At 18:15 14/11/99 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi Patrick
>
>Its good to have such a long introduction, it will certainly help
>list members to get a feel as to where you are coming from and what
>your passion is.
>
>I certainly agree with an awful lot of what you say Patrick, for too
>long have we concentrated on the sole needs of the physically
>impaired yet this disability only accounts for 4% of the UK disabled
>population. What is annoying is that where we have been predominatly
>wheelchair orientated, we have then got it wrong! Hence, no-one iws
>satisified.
>
>So what is your first point of action Patrick, and how can we help
>with this. The list membership is small but it has a range of
>academics and practitioners so I'm sure we can input.
>
>Rita
>
>
Adrian Higginbotham:
S U R F A C E
Salford University, Research Focus on Accessible Environments.
tel> 0161 2954939.
if a pig looses his voice is he disgruntled?
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