The Commission will work towards the elimination of discrimination against disabled people, promote the equalisation of opportunities, take steps as to encourage good practice and keep under review the working of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 . Those from a higher social class are also less likely to be disabled than those from a lower class. You might also find the Reference Factsheets on World Health Organization materials, and Statistics to be useful. Library staff have access to the electronic Aslib Directory of Information Sources in the UK . Most materials on disability-related issues are kept with the sections on specific conditions.
General publications are mostly in the reports section in the basement.
Further statistical information is available at this address in dataset ST29704. You will need to use the Statbase, and click on textsearch. If you search on Disability , you will find statistical resources. Only a small selection are mentioned here. The RightsNet website is designed to provide up to date social security information and news for advice workers.