{"id":6263,"date":"2021-06-13T10:27:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T10:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/?p=6263"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:01:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:01:13","slug":"learning-disability-statistics-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/learning-disability-statistics-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"36 Vital Learning Disability Statistics for the UK in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Having problems reading and writing, not being able to do basic math\u0441, poor coordination or the inability to tell time, and trouble following instructions or making sense of new concepts are all aspects of learning disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Learning disability statistics for the UK<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show where the barriers lie to making the lives of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people with learning difficulties<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more fruitful and satisfying. Much of the responsibility falls on local authorities, the school system, and employers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, the following stats we curated at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark in Style<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> give us a clue to how we, too, can make an effort to close the gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s dive right in.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Top 10 Facts About Disability (Editor\u2019s Choice)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>One in six<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people in Europe has a disability or a long-standing health problem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are more than<\/span><b> seven million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> disabled people in Britain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Only <\/span><b>17%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of disabled were born with their impairment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>14.4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of students in England have special education needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are <\/span><b>1,130,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> individuals with a learning disability in the UK.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>193,707<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> school children in the UK have a learning disability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disability support in <\/span><b>2018 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">amounted to <\/span><b>\u00a35.5 billion.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The life expectancy of women with learning disabilities is 18 years shorter than the average.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around<\/span><b> 50%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of learning disabled live in their family home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Only <\/span><b>6%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults with a learning disability in England are in paid employment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>General Disability Statistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><b>1. Disability affects anywhere from 10% to 20% of a country&#8217;s population.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> University of St Andrews<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The definition of disability by the Equality Act 2010 and the Government Statistical Service states that a person is disabled if they have a long-standing illness condition or impairment that causes difficulties in everyday activities. Altogether, there are around <\/span><b>650 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> disabled people across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>2. There are 39 million disabled people in Europe, <\/b><b>learning disability statistics<\/b><b> reveal.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of St Andrews<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the age group from <\/span><b>16 to 64<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><b> one in six<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people in Europe has either a long-standing health problem, a disability, or both. The percentage is expected to rise as the current population grows older.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>An Introduction to<\/b><b> Disability in the UK<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6268 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Webp.net-compress-image-7.jpg\" alt=\"learning disability statistics for the uk\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><\/p>\n<h4><b>3. More than seven million people in Britain are disabled.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of St Andrews<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many disabled people in the UK <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are there?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over <\/span><b>seven million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">percentage of disabled in the UK, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">we can work out that around <\/span><b>18%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the working-age population is disabled. Some research shows the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">number of disabled in the UK <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is over <\/span><b>11 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">; however, these numbers often include various forms of illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>4. Just 17% of disabled were born with the condition they have.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of St Andrews<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to <\/span><b>78%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of disabled start having issues after <\/span><b>16 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of age. An additional <\/span><b>2%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the workforce gains an impairment every year. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability rates <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show that disability affects around <\/span><b>25%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the entire population, either directly or indirectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the first things that pop to mind when we hear the word disability is a person in a wheelchair. Interestingly, though, only <\/span><b>8%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of disabled individuals in the UK use a wheelchair.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>5. Wales has the highest percentage of disabled in the UK, 26%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papworth Trust<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The percentage of disabled people in the UK in 2016 by region is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wales 26%<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>North East and the North West of England 25%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Scotland 22%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Northern Ireland 21%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>South East of England 19%<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Yorkshire and Humber 20%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>East of England 20%<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>6. The local authority with the lowest percentage of disabled is Wandsworth, with 11.2%.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papworth Trust<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The quality of life and access or restriction to participation in social life and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/education-statistics-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">education<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> differs by region. For example, those living in the North and the South West of England have the highest number of areas they feel excluded from.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In contrast, the West Midlands and South East have the lowest number of life areas where the disabled feel any restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Local Authorities with the highest percentage of disabled, including people with a limiting long-term condition, are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>East Lindsey 26%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Blackpool 25.6%<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tendring 25.5%<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lowest levels can be found in:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wandsworth 11.2%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Richmond upon Thames 11.5%&nbsp;<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The City of London 11.5%<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>7. Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) carers make up 20% of the social care workforce.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papworth Trust<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The total population of England is less diverse (<\/span><b>14%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) than the workforce in adult care. Still, the disabled coming from BAME communities have issues finding care and reaching the services they need. This makes their life experience and overall outcomes worse than the rest of the population.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>8. One in four disabled individuals in the UK has two impairments.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of St Andrews<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remploy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>One in ten<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people in the UK has <\/span><b>three<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or more impairments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">most common disabilities in the UK<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for adults are connected to difficulty in mobility, lifting, and carrying. However, in children, mental conditions and learning and communication issues are more common than physical disabilities. Participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/sports-and-education-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports in and out of school<\/a> can help children improve their wellbeing.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But it gets worse:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Disability rates grow with age. While 1 in 20 children are disabled, the number is one in seven for adults and nearly one in two for seniors.&#8221; via=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> list of recognised disabilities in the UK <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acquired brain injury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anxiety disorders and stress<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Autism spectrum disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bipolar disorder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chronic pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dementia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Depression<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diabetes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability etiquette<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dyslexia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dyspraxia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Epilepsy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hearing Impairment (deafness)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Limb loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mental health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Migraine<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple sclerosis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Musculoskeletal disorders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schizophrenia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visual impairment (blindness)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>9. 23% of disabled people between 21 and 64 years have a degree.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s over <\/span><b>18%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> lower than the rate for non-disabled, at <\/span><b>39.7%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In addition, a full <\/span><b>15.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of disabled are without any qualifications, in contrast to <\/span><b>5.4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the rest of the population according to stats from <\/span><b>June 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>10. 14.4% of students in England had special educational needs in England, <\/b><b>learning disability statistics for the UK from 2017<\/b><b> reveal.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department for Education<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This represented a rise from <\/span><b>1,228,785 in 2016 to 1,244,255 in 2017. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disabled students choose art and design more often than the non-disabled group, and by more than double &#8211; <\/span><b>14.7%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> compared to <\/span><b>6.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The courses they are least likely to chose are business and administration, <\/span><b>8.2%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> compared to <\/span><b>14.9%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the group without disability.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>11. Around half of disabled people of working age are employed.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>52.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of all disabled in the UK had a job in <\/span><b>2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, compared to <\/span><b>81.3%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of non-disabled. Those with autism had the lowest success rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability facts <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show that in<\/span><b> 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>40.9% of disabled owned their home<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>24.9% have rented social housing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to <\/span><b>41.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> participated in civic engagements in <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, compared to only <\/span><b>35.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the rest of the population. Despite that, <\/span><b>13.9%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said they are often or always lonely. Additionally, anxiety levels were almost twice as high as those of the non-disabled group.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>12. A March 2020 survey revealed around one in seven disabled people experienced domestic abuse in the previous year.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>14.3%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of disabled from the <\/span><b>16 to 59<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> age group living in England and Wales reported experiencing domestic abuse in the previous year. The percentage among the rest of the population is <\/span><b>5.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The chances of abuse double for disabled women compared to non-disabled women. <\/span><b>17.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> experienced domestic abuse in the <\/span><b>12 months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> compared to <\/span><b>6.7%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the rest of the population.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>13. Around one million people in England received social care support in 2017\/18.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total public spending on adult social care was <\/span><b>\u00a317.9 billion,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> out of which <\/span><b>\u00a314.5 billion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was used for adults care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The distribution of social care support in <\/span><b>2017\/2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> looked like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Learning disability support: 38% or \u00a35.5 billion<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Physical support: 43% or \u00a36.2 billion<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Memory\/Cognition support: 9% or \u00a31.3 billion<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Mental health support: 9% or&nbsp; \u00a31.2 billion<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Sensory support: 1% or \u00a30.16 billion<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Even More <\/b><b>Learning Disability Statistics<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>14. According to<\/b> <b>learning disability statistics for the UK, <\/b><b>around 1.5 million people in Great Britain have some kind of learning disability.&nbsp;<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Out of those, <\/span><b>1.2 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> individuals with a learning disability are in England. This means they have problems with learning new skills, understanding new or complex information, or managing to function independently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">causes of learning disability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> include complications or illness during pregnancy and Illness or injury in early childhood or at childbirth. Sometimes, there is no known cause. People with conditions such as Down Syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, or epilepsy are more likely to have a learning disability as well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking at the number of adults with a learning disability, there are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>1,130,000 in the UK<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>951,000 in England<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>54,000 in Wales<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>31,000 in Northern Ireland<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>15. There are 869,000 adults aged 18 to 64 with a learning disability in the UK.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among the working-age population, there are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>731,000 individuals with a learning disability in England<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>40,000 individuals with a learning disability in Wales<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>25,000 individuals learning disability in Northern Ireland<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>16. There are 351,000 children up to 17 years of age with a learning disability, <\/b><b>learning disability statistics for the UK<\/b><b> confirm.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>299,000 in England<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>16,000 in Wales<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>11,000 in Northern Ireland<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the age group from 0 to 5, there are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>118,000 children with a learning disability in the UK<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>101,000 in England<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>5,000 in Wales<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>4,000 in Northern Ireland<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>17. According to <\/b><b>learning disability statistics for the UK<\/b><b>, There are approximately 120,000 people with a learning disability in Scotland.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enable<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>26,786 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">adults with a learning disability live in Scotland. Looking at school children, there are around <\/span><b>15,324<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> children that need assistance due to learning disabilities. However, many do not have social care support.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>18. There are around seven million carers in the UK.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This means roughly <\/span><b>one in ten<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people is a carer, and <\/span><b>three in five<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be a carer at some point in their lives. This number is expected to rise to <\/span><b>nine million by 2037<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. There are <\/span><b>628,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> full-time carers in the UK workforce. Around <\/span><b>57%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of them are women, and <\/span><b>43%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are men.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>19. 83% of people that were carers say they are not valued enough.&nbsp;<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And the public agrees:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Only <\/span><b>10%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> think that unpaid carers are valued by society to an extent they should be. Keep in mind that there are around <\/span><b>1.3 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> carers who work <\/span><b>over 50 hours a week<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In <\/span><b>466,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> homes with all adults working full-time jobs, <\/span><b>one <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">household member is a care worker providing adult care.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>20. Four out of five UK children with <\/b><b>SEN<\/b><b> have a moderate level of learning difficulty.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around 1 child in 20 has profound multiple learning difficulties (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PMLD)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Coming from a poor background increases the possibility of learning difficulties and disability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s more:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learning statistics, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">around <\/span><b>193,707<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> school children in the UK have a learning disability. In addition, <\/span><b>34%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of autistic children reveal that being picked on by their peers is what bothers them most about school. So, it should come as no surprise that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/?page_id=3504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SEN teacher jobs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are in high demand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>21. Around half of learning disabled individuals live in their family homes.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disabilities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The number of seniors over 70 in need of social care services will double in the next ten years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the moment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>58,000 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people use daycare or opportunity services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>29,000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> adults live with parents that are no longer capable of being full-time carers, as they are 70 and older.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>One in four<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> such cases has an alternative housing solution planned by local authorities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>22. The life expectancy of learning disabled women is four years lower than that of disabled men on average.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to public health England statistics, women with learning disabilities face a significantly shorter life span than others<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their life expectancy is <\/span><b>18<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> years shorter on average than the rest of the population. For men, life expectancy is <\/span><b>14<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> years lower than that of men without learning disabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>23. Individuals with learning disabilities have more than double the chance of other health issues.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A shorter life span in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people with learning disabilities <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is tied to the fact that they are <\/span><b>2.5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> times more likely to have other health problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Check this out:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Serious sight problems are <\/span><b>10<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> times more frequent. And the more serious the learning disability is, the higher the likelihood.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, learning disabled people aged 18 to 35 are twice as likely to be overweight as the general population. However, when it comes to people over 64, the problem is the opposite. Seniors with a learning disability are twice as likely to be underweight as other individuals in their age group.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>24. Up to 40% of people with a learning disability have mental health issues.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disabilities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mental health is fragile with people experiencing learning disabilities. In fact, between <\/span><b>25%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>40%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of them have mental health problems. Around <\/span><b>2500<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of those with learning disabilities in mental health hospitals are considered a danger to others or themselves. About <\/span><b>10%-15%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">adults with learning disabilities<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> display aggression, destruction, or self-injury, especially in the age group between 20 and 49.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>25.<\/b><b> Learning disability statistics for the UK from 2020 <\/b><b>show over 2000 people with learning disabilities were in a mental health hospital in November 2020.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHS Digital<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Mental Health Services Data Set for <\/span><b>November 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, published in <\/span><b>January 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, shows the numbers of patients with a learning disability:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>75<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> individuals admitted to the hospital<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>115<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> discharged from the hospital<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>2,060<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at the hospital at the end of the month<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>26. 228,315 children had a primary SEN connected to a learning disability in 2019.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>29%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of all children with a statement of SEN or an EHC plan (Education, Health and Care) have primary SEN directly related to learning disability. In <\/span><b>2018,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 67,765 children in England had primary SEN due to learning disability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6269 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/markinstyle.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Webp.net-compress-image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/p>\n<h4><b>27. Over half of the learning disabled say they feel lonely.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This number goes up to a disturbing <\/span><b>77%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for younger people aged <\/span><b>18 to 34<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. These feelings are stronger if there are physical or mental issues and can greatly be affected by the quality of social life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The thing is:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Feeling like a part of the community and engaging with others is crucial for mental health and overall wellbeing. Yet, one in three young individuals with learning disabilities doesn\u2019t spend more than one hour outside the house on a Saturday, according to the <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> stats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>28. 44% of individuals with a learning disability had less than 30 minutes of exercise a week in 2018.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around<\/span><b> 150 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">minutes of exercise should be the norm for adults. Some <\/span><b>67.4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of people without disability manage to reach that goal. Compared to that, only <\/span><b>43%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of people with a learning disability successfully get those hours.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What\u2019s worse:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to<\/span><b> 44%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> get less than <\/span><b>30<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minutes in one week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Types of Learning Disabilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><b>29. There are six most <\/b><b>common learning disabilities.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read and Spell<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kent<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Springer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mental Health Foundation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">difference between learning difficulties and learning disabilities <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is that a disability shows up in all areas of life. In contrast, difficulty is specific to a particular area of learning. They often go together and might overlap, but difficulty does not have an effect on the person\u2019s IQ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> learning disability definition <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">states that a learning disability is an impairment that affects a person for their entire life. It is a reduced intellectual ability due to which learning is affected to the point of making it difficult to manage everyday activities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most common <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">signs of learning disability <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attention problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memory issues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Impaired reading and\/or writing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Problems with math and problem solving<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poor organisational skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Difficulty with following directions or telling time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lack of fine motor skills<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A specific learning difficulty or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SpLD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an issue with particular parts of learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of the most common learning disabilities and difficulties are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dyslexia &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> causes difficulties in sounding out words when reading and mastering spelling. This impacts the overall progress and all subjects in the curriculum. With <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">developmental dyslexia, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">poor decoding skill is the main obstacle to reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ADHD, ADD &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder. It is characterised by concentration problems, impulsive behaviour, and low focus. This causes the student to have trouble following lessons and completing tasks.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dyspraxia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; also known as <\/span><b>developmental coordination disorder. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a problem with fine motor skills that can be accompanied by a lack of organisational skills. These influence waiting and overall performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dysgraphia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; an issue with forming letters, spacing them, sometimes lining them up along an x-axis. These individuals have trouble with writing and translating the spoken to the written word.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Processing difficulties &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">this affects how the brain processes information. It takes longer for a person to understand and follow instructions or, in case of visual processing, affects reading or writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dyscalculia &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sometimes called maths dyslexia. Dyscalculia is a learning disability that influences a person\u2019s ability to learn maths concepts, perform basic operations, do calculations, and solve maths problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>30. Up to 60% to 70% of people on the autistic spectrum will also have a learning disability, <\/b><b>learning disability statistics for the UK <\/b><b>confirm.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are over <\/span><b>700,000 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">people on the autistic spectrum in the UK, which means that <\/span><b>1 in 100<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people has an autism spectrum condition. Autism is more common in those with a severe learning disability or lower verbal IQ. The autism rate is highest among people with no education (<\/span><b>2.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and lowest among those with a degree.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Job Outlook <\/b><b>Disability Statistics for the UK<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>31. Disabled people are four times more likely to be without a job or not in education by age 26.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Independent<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compared to people without disabilities, disabled people have to apply for <\/span><b>60%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> more jobs before they manage to find a job. While <\/span><b>69%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of non-disabled people get invited to interviews, in the disabled group, that percentage is around <\/span><b>51%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But wait! There\u2019s more:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disclosing the information about their disability with the employer was a cause of concern for more than <\/span><b>48%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the disabled. And with good reason, given that <\/span><b>one in five<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> employers confess they are less likely to employ a disabled person. That\u2019s only counting those that are willing to say it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Overall, the disabled are twice as likely to be out of work than the rest.&#8221; via=&#8221;no&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><b>32. Only 6% of adults with a learning disability in England are employed and getting paid.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disability statistics for the UK from 2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and 2019 show that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>52%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of working-age with any kind of disability were employed in <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>4.2%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults with a learning disability in Scotland were employed in<\/span><b> 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">London and Eastern regions have the highest percentage of employed with a learning disability, <\/span><b>7.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, followed by Yorkshire and the Humber, at <\/span><b>7.4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>17%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults with a learning disability in England were registered as employed in <\/span><b>2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, compared to <\/span><b>6% in 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHS,<\/span> <b>28%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults with a mild or moderate learning disability were employed in <\/span><b>2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>10%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults with a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">severe learning disability <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">were employed in <\/span><b>2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>0%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults with profound\/multiple learning disabilities were employed in <\/span><b>2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>33. Around 47.3% of adults with a disability in Wales had a job in 2018.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Labour Force Survey shows that <\/span><b>47.3%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of disabled people aged 16 to 64 were in paid employment, compared to <\/span><b>80.6%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of non-disabled people in Wales.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Like its Welsh counterpart, the Northern Irish government doesn\u2019t keep a record of people with learning disabilities in paid employment. However, the LFS records that <\/span><b>34.9%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of individuals with a long-term disability in Northern Ireland had a job in <\/span><b>2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, compared to <\/span><b>80.1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the non-disabled.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>34. One in three disabled people report that the prejudice related to disability is still high in Britain.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scope<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stereotypes and misconceptions about disabled people, their productivity, capabilities, and the levels of special care they need have created a perception gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s the deal:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>One in three<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> disabled individuals says there is a lot of prejudice towards them. However, only <\/span><b>one in five <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">non-disabled people will agree with the claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discrimination statistics for the UK <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">show that up to <\/span><b>32%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of people believed that disabled people aren\u2019t as productive as the rest, according to the 2017 British Attitudes Survey.&nbsp; This leads to a lack of equal opportunities in all areas of life and even self-stigma in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">special needs adults<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Additionally, children with special needs are twice as likely to be mistreated or bullied in schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>35. Around 32% of<\/b><b> people with learning disabilities <\/b><b>report people being rude and offensive to them.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CeDR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This means every third individual with a learning disability was treated poorly because of their impairment. Among those with a moderate or mild disability, that percentage is <\/span><b>33%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The corresponding figure is <\/span><b>31%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> among those with severe disabilities and a bit less among those with profound and multiple learning disabilities.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And finally:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>36. 134% more people with learning disabilities died during the Covid pandemic than usual.<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability Rights UK<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Care Quality Commission mentioned this rise in the death rate and pointed out that people with a learning disability are at an increased risk of respiratory illnesses. So, the availability of testing is the key to saving their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">health statistics for the UK,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in the period from 10 April to 15 May 2020, there were <\/span><b>386<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> deaths of people with a learning disability. This number was 165 in the same time interval in <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given that their life expectancy can be up to 20 years less than the general population, this group is especially sensitive even without a global pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><b>Learning disability statistics for the UK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> indicate that the perception of disability and the real degree of impairment are often skewed. Disabled people are still seen as much less productive than they really are. The general population also assumes they need a lot of extra care and adjustments in the workplace and education system.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While this may be true for severe cases, institutions can accommodate the disabled far more easily than they might expect. Special attention is needed for hidden disabilities. Finally, the adjustments made by the workplace or school can be critical to the quality of life of disabled individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>People Also Ask<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><b>How many people in the UK have a learning disability?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>1.5 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people in the UK have a learning disability, according to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learning disability prevalence data for the UK<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from <\/span><b>2016<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from Public Health England and the population stats from Office for National Statistics in <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What percentage of the UK has a learning disability?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">learning disability UK data, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">around <\/span><b>2.16%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of adults have a learning disability, as well as approximately <\/span><b>2.5%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of children.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What percentage of the population has a learning disability?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Around <\/span><b>5% to 9%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the population has some form of learning disability.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>How common is a learning disability?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b>1 in 100<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> people or <\/span><b>1%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the population in England has a learning disability.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>What ratio of students with disabilities have a learning disability?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><b>14.4%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of students in England have learning disabilities, according to <\/span><b>learning disability statistics for the UK.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/healthandsocialcare\/disability\/articles\/outcomesfordisabledpeopleintheuk\/2020#education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ONS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/hr\/edi\/disability\/facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of St Andrews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.remploy.co.uk\/employers\/resources\/a-z-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remploy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.papworthtrust.org.uk\/about-us\/publications\/papworth-trust-disability-facts-and-figures-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Papworth Trust<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/learning-disability-explained\/research-and-statistics\/how-common-learning-disability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningdisabilities.org.uk\/learning-disabilities\/help-information\/statistics\/learning-disability-statistics-\/187696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/disabled-people-jobs-applications-more-able-bodied-stats-employment-a7970701.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Independent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/learning-disability-explained\/research-and-statistics\/children-research-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/learning-disability-explained\/research-and-statistics\/employment-research-and-statistics#:~:text=Employment%20%2D%20research%20and%20statistics&amp;text=People%20with%20a%20learning%20disability%20are%20less%20likely%20to%20have,paid%20work%20(NHS%20Digital%202018)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scope.org.uk\/campaigns\/disability-perception-gap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scope<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/learning-disability-explained\/research-and-statistics\/stigma-and-discrimination-research-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disabilityrightsuk.org\/news\/2020\/june\/134-increase-deaths-people-learning-disabilities-during-pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Disability Rights UK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/learning-disability-explained\/research-and-statistics\/friendships-research-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mencap.org.uk\/learning-disability-explained\/research-and-statistics\/social-care-research-and-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mencap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digital.nhs.uk\/data-and-information\/publications\/statistical\/learning-disability-services-statistics\/learning-disability-services-monthly-statistics-at-january-2021-mhsds-november-2020-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHS Digital<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highspeedtraining.co.uk\/hub\/invisible-disabilities-in-the-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High Speed Training<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/633031\/SFR37_2017_Main_Text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Department for Education<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lancaster.ac.uk\/staff\/emersone\/FASSWeb\/Emerson_08_PWLDinEngland.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CeDR<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningdisabilities.org.uk\/learning-disabilities\/help-information\/learning-disability-statistics-\/187699\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning disabilities<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/BF02648062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Springer Link<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;                       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