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Quick Facts About Disability

People with disabilities are the world's largest minority group
HMD and LMD are defined as the inability to walk more than 15 metres or stand longer than two minutes without pain.

More Quick Facts:

  • Most workplace accommodations aren’t a big  budget expense for employers — 56% of adjustments cost little or nothing. (Job Accommodation Network)
  • Almost 645,000 Canadians with disabilities can, and want to, work. (Statistics Canada)
  • In 2025, 94.8% of website Home pages had accessibility failures under Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. The percentage has decrease only 3.1% over six years. (WebAIM Million Project)
  • Only 65% of working-age New Brunswickers (25 to 64) who need workplace accommodations, are having their needs met. (NB Jobs/Statistics Canada)