Abstract: People with disabilities constitute as varied and diverse a population
as any group of the able-bodied. Disability is found among people of
all ages and all social backgrounds, and the extent of disability
ranges from the relatively minor to conditions that involve
dependence on others for meeting the most basic of daily needs.
Recent estimates suggest that almost eleven per cent (that is, 3.8
million) of the working-age population in private households in
Britain have a work-limiting long-term health problem or disability
(Sly and Duxbury, 1995) and there may be as many as 6.5 million
disabled people in the UK altogether (Armitage, 1997).
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-11-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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