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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER
BY DEPUTY M. TADIER OF ST. BRELADE ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 19th JANUARY 2016
Question
Will the Chief Minister state how many Islanders are estimated to have a disability, including, but not limited to, epilepsy and blindness (partial or complete) which prevents them from being able to drive?
Answer
The results of the Health & Life Opportunities survey[1] estimates the number of islanders to have a disability, as defined under the UK Equality Act 2010[2], to be 13,900 Jersey residents, which is 14% of the population.
The survey also captured detail on functional impairments. 16% of all individuals are reported to having at least some difficulty' seeing, even if wearing glasses. This equates to 14,112 Jersey residents. Of the respondents to the survey, 2% reported having severe difficulty' seeing, even if wearing glasses. This would equate to 2,016 Jersey residents.
A proportion of those with a disability or functional impairment would be prevented from being able to drive, but we do not have an estimate of the precise number of individuals this would affect. There is no data available on the number of islanders with individual conditions, including epilepsy. However, further qualitative research is being carried out this year to inform the disability strategy which is being developed. This research will help us understand how people's disabilities impact on their lives.