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Page 1: JISC TechDis Presents, Did You Know

JISC TechDis Presents

Did you know...?

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Essential facts and figures

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There are around 11 million disabled people in the UK.

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21% of school age learners have a learning disability.

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There are over half a million learners in further education who

have declared a learning difficulty, disability or health problem.

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There are nearly 200,000 students in higher education who have declared a disability.

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24% of working age disabled people do not hold any formal qualifications,

compared to 10% of working age non-disabled people.

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Between six and eight percent of all web users use an assistive technology.

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57% of all web users aged between 18 and 64 are likely to benefit from

using assistive technology.

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Amongst working age Americans, 62% have some sort

of difficulty or disability.

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There are estimated to be 2.5 million people in the UK with speech,

language and communication needs.

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The total number of deaf and hard of hearing people is

estimated to be 8,945,000.

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Almost two million people in the UK are living with sight loss.

That's approximately one in thirty.

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As many as ¾ of people with learning disabilities are estimated to have visual impairments - either refractive error or

blind or partially sighted.

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There are approximately 210,000 people with moderate to profound

learning difficulties in the UK.

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1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health

problem in the course of a year.

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Mobility impairments are the second most common type of disability among

students enrolled at post-secondary educational institutions.

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There are some 10 million children in the UK school system. On average more than one child in each class -

400,000 in the UK - is severely dyslexic.

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Working extensively with partners to support the educational sectors

JISC TechDis provides advice on technologies for inclusion and accessibility.

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Did you know that?

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