Useful Facts and Figures
- 1 in 4 of us is related to or knows somebody who has a disability
- The spending power of disabled people in the UK is more than £80 billion
- 1 in 5 disabled customers experience difficulties accessing services because of their disability
- In 2007, more than £1.5 million was paid in fines by UK organisations for failing to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)
- More than 15,000 disability claims were registered with employment tribunals during 2005/2006
- 21% of people in the UK have a disability
- 12% of the UK workforce is disabled.
