Getting Started: Infographics

Getting started: Infographics

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Approximately 15 per cent (1 billion) people globally are disabled – making them the largest minority.

Source: Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs)

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It is estimated that 20 per cent of the population have or will develop a disability during their working lives.

In the UK, 24 per cent (10.21 million) of people of working age are disabled.

Source: Disabled People in Employment (House of Commons Library Research Briefing 2024)

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In the UK, the top three disabilities that most often affect a disabled adult of working age are:

• Mental health (47 per cent)
• Mobility (41 per cent)
• Stamina, breathing or fatigue (34 per cent)

Source: National Statistics (DWP, Family Resources Survey 2024)

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In the UK, 75 per cent of the companies of the FTSE 100 Index on the London Stock Exchange do not meet basic levels of web accessibility.

This represents a loss of more than $147 million in revenue.

Source: Factsheet on Persons with Disabilities (UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs)

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Businesses lose approximately £2 billion a month by ignoring the needs of disabled people.

Source: The Purple Pound: What It Is and Why Marketers Should Care (The Purple Goat Agency 2023)

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Families of disabled people in the UK spend an estimated £274 billion a year.

Globally, they spend $13 trillion.

Source: The Purple Pound: What It Is and Why Marketers Should Care (The Purple Goat Agency 2023)

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Average taking per head. The online spending power of disabled people is estimated at over £16 billion.

Source: The Purple Pound: What It Is and Why Marketers Should Care (The Purple Goat Agency 2023)

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Organisations recognised as leaders in disability inclusion outperformed competitors by:

• 1.6x more in revenue
• 2.6x more net income
• 2x more economic profit
• 25 per cent increase in productivity as measured by revenue by employee.

Source: The Disability Inclusion Imperative (Accenture, Research Report 2023)

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75 per cent of disabled people and their families have walked away from a UK business because of poor accessibility or customer service.

Source: The Purple Pound: What It Is and Why Marketers Should Care (The Purple Goat Agency 2023)

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91 per cent of businesses we surveyed said that having a senior global disability champion as early as possible was essential to the success of their global disability programme.

Source: Business Disability Forum, Towards a Disability-Smart World: Developing a Global Disability Inclusion Strategy, page 8.