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DISABLED
PEOPLE IN ITALY
Source: ISTAT
1994 – confirmed 1999
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How
many people with disabilities are there in Italy ?
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~ 3,000,000 making approximately 5
% of the population (in Europe it's 10%)
4% of
newborn babies have malformations or congenital disabling
illnesses.
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Families
involved in disability:
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2,362,000
out of 20,561,000 (- 3,595,000 single disabled
people)
approximately 14
% of all families
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Disabled
people by tipology
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Mobility:
~ 1,100,000 of which 60,000
are wheelchair users
Visual:
~ 350,000
Hearing:
~ 800,000 di cui circa
50,000 sordi prelinguali
Learning
and Mental: ~ 750,000
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Disabled
people by age
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<
6 years: ~ 200,000
6
- 14 years: ~ 188,000
15
- 64 years: ~ 615,000
>
64 years: ~ 2,000,000
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| Disabled
children in School
– estimates of 1998 |
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There are
117,643 students with disabilities,
attending the school year 1998/99:
Kindergarten:
10,045 children
Primary
Schools: 50,950
students
Medium
Secondary Schools: 43,180
students
Superior
Secondary Schools: 13,468 students
They are
supported by 59,000 special support teachers.
There are approximately
4,000 students
with disabilities enrolled in the last year of University.
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| Disabled
people at Work – estimates 1998 |
Employees or Self employed: ~ 210,000
of which:
- placed
in public or private businesses: ~ 192,000
-
placed in social cooperatives:
~ 15,000
Enrolled
in the public employment waiting list: ~
264,000
Renouncing
to enroll in public waiting list: ~ 145,000
Unemployment
Rate: 55% (in the South 70%)
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