• the disability rate is approximately 2% higher for women than men, with the
exception of the under 15 age range• of Canadians with disabilities between the ages of 15 to 64, the three most
reported disabilities were chronic pain, mobility related disabilities, and agility
related disabilities.• more than half a million adult Canadians reported living with a psychological
disability• adults with disabilities are more likely to have multiple rather than single disabilities
• people with disabilities have employment rates approaching half that of other
Canadians• people with disabilities have significantly lower incomes than people without
disabilities• women with disabilities are more adversely affected with respect to employment
and income than are men with disabilities, although both groups are significantly
disadvantaged• people with disabilities are about half as likely to have a university education as
people without disabilities^2121 PALS, supra note 17.