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2.6% 0.4%
Canada spends less on disability programs than most advanced nations. Norway spends 2.6% of gross domestic product on programs, where Canada spends 0.4%
75%
On average, people with a disability earn 87% of those without a disability
72.5
%
of people with intellectual disabilities reported that their condition affected their career choice.
More than half of people with intellectual disabilities reported experiencing barriers to training, especially cost.
44%
In the developed world, 44% of people with disabilities are employed, compared with 75% of people without disabilities.
Unemployment rates differ according to the type of disability reported – for example, the unemployment rate for people reporting a hearing disability was 10% in 2006, compared with 16% for people reporting a memoryrelated disability
Source: select 2013 Canadian & U.S. data reports
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