Leonard Cheshire Disabled Adults Survey Education Section

A survey of UK disabled adults aged 18-30 on behalf of Leonard Cheshire Disability around their experiences at school and the provision of support towards future employment.

Of disabled adults aged 18-30 in the UK who had a disability at school:

• Half (51%) believe their teachers may have had lower expectations of them because of their disability.
• Approaching half (47%) report not being encouraged to go into any course or pursue their chosen career.
• One in four (25%) disagree they were able to get onto the course of their choice after school or college.

Date Published: 25/09/2017

Categories: Education | Health | Public and communities | Social | Third Sector | UK

Client: Leonard Cheshire Disability

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 1,609 disabled adults in the UK, aged between 18 and 65, from 15^th June to 10^th July 2017. Data were weighted by age, gender and region to be nationally representative of disabled adults of working age in the UK. In this survey, ComRes asked 18-30 year olds questions around their education experience, to explore recent accounts of support provided towards future employment.

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