Barrier Free Manitoba

An aging population and growing awareness mean the number of people known to be living with disabilities is on the rise in Canada, says a newly released report. More people with disabilities have access to jobs and the tools and aids they need, says the study, but the wage gap between those with disabilities and those without is growing. 'The challenges people with disabilities face in their day-to-day lives are numerous and often go unnoticed,' Human Resources Minister Diane Finley says in the introduction to the 2009 Federal Disability Report. The 61-page national portrait of disability shows that about 4.4 million Canadians — one in seven — now has a disability, an increase from earlier this decade."

www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/12/28/disabled-reportcanada.html