The Costs of Blindness

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Overall Rating of Inclusivity of Provincial/Territorial Child Care Policy Environments Across Canada

Overall Rating of Inclusivity of Provincial/Territorial Education Policy Environments Across Canada

Children with severe to very severe disabilities are likely to have parents with unmet needs for help with housework, family responsibilities, and time off for personal activities

Children with severe to very severe disabilities are likely not to have all the specialized aids that they need

Number of working age students using/needing
aids/devices or services for classes (HALS 1991)

Difficulties HALS respondents with disabilities encountered obtaining generic services, programs and opportunities because these were not available within a convenient distance or involved reliance on inadequate transportation

Difficulties HALS respondents with disabilities encountered obtaining generic services, programs and opportunities because these were inaccessible

Difficulties HALS respondents with disabilities encountered obtaining generic services, programs and opportunities because these were not relevant to needs or were unresponsive, showing number of people affected

Adults facing barriers to specialised disability supports, showing numbers and percentages of people citing cost as a barrier to accessing the supports needed* (HALS)

Impacts on the family's employment situation,
by severity of disability among children
aged 5 to 14, Canada, 2001

Households with children with disabilities have lower household income than households with children no children with disabilities

Among people with a ‘mild’ level of disability, those who took special education have a much lower overall level of education

Highest Education for adults
with and without disabilities,
Canada, 2001

Segregated education early in life is associated with adverse economic outcomes later in life

Labour force activity for adults
with and without disabilities,
Canada, 2001

Average income of adult with or without disability by sex and age, Canada 2001

Average shelter and welfare amounts
for persons with disabilities, 1999