Accessibility News, Disability Related Stattistics

Here we will compile stats past and present, where available. If you have anything you feel relevant, email it to info@accessibilitynews.ca along with a link to the referencing article/document.

Note: Some of these stats are from other Countries but Accessibility News feels they aren't much different for Canada.

Index

2009

• Ontario Women Live Longer But Don't Prosper: Study

2008

• Outdated Prejudices
• Reviewing The Impact Of Technology On Child Development And Behavior
• The Fraser Institute: Median Wait Times For Psychiatric Treatment In Canada Extend To 18.6 Weeks In 2008
• Fifty Three Per cent Of Homeless Have Experienced A Traumatic Brain Injury
• Steady Work And Mental Health - Is There A Connection? New Research In WHO Report Points To A Link Between Solid Employment And Health
• Stigma Of Mental Illness Common Among Canadians: Report
• Mental Illness 'Final Frontier' Of Accepted Discrimination
• Family, Mental-Health Issues Overtake Work Issues For Federal Workers: Survey
• Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006, Ontario Only
• Small Study Links Workplace Injury With Poverty
• Mental Health Myths
• U.S. Study Finds Rate Of Cognitive Impairment In Over-70 Crowd Declining
• Hospitals Need Equivalent Of "Code Blue" For Stroke Patients, Canadian Study Shows
• Survey Warns Youth, Especially Females, Vulnerable To Deliberate Self-Harm
• Participation And Activity Limitation Survey)PALS) 2006
• Employee Mental Health: A Quiet Crisis For The Workplace

2007

• Disabilities No Longer Hidden
• 75 Million Will Be Blind Worldwide By 2020 - Minister
• Disability Stats Revealing
• Economic Impact Of Vision Problems In The U.S. Estimated At $51.4 Billion