Burton highlights isolation of young disabled people

ALMOST one in five young adults with a disability leave school with a primary education or less, a level six times that of the general population, according to an ESRI report launched yesterday by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton.

Disabled children suffer huge educational disadvantages, while their older counterparts are at greater risk of social isolation, a study reveals.

People with disabilities in Ireland — almost 800,000 in total — are therefore more likely to be jobless, poor and socially excluded.