AMMAN: Higher Council for the affairs of people with Disabilities (HCD) Statistics shows that around 7.7% people with disabilities are employed. Nearly 9.9 per cent of people with disabilities in Jordan are unemployed but actively looking for jobs.
“The disability rate is in line with global figures that say people with disabilities make up around 15 per cent of any given society,” HH Prince Mired, HCD president, said at a ceremony to launch the study.The report also showed that nearly 15 per cent of persons with disabilities in Jordan are above 15, 39 per cent of whom have not completed secondary education.
Moreover, the survey, conducted on a sample of 408 families in Amman and Zarqa, showed that functional difficulties related the inability to walk, climb stairs and see were the most prevalent forms of disabilities, while those related to self-care were the least common.”Questions used in the report will be included in the [DoS] general population census report, to be carried out before the end of this year,” said Prince Mired.
“The data will help the government and decision makers to take more suitable decisions regarding people with disabilities,” he noted. The prince added that the survey only provided a small and limited perspective on the situation and needs of those with disabilities, but the national census will provide a much greater picture.
