Children with a disability likely to be poorer

Children with disabilities are more likely to come from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a detailed analysis of a survey of young people with special educational needs.

The Economic and Social Research Institute has today published Insights into the Lives of Children with Disabilities: Findings from the 2006 National Disability Survey.

The report examines the profile, school experiences, and social and academic outcomes of children with disabilities and special educational needs, and draws on a detailed statistical analysis of more than 1,800 children with a disability or special educational need who were part of a national disability survey conducted by the CSO in 2006.