Canadians with a seeing disability, 2017
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Released: 2019-10-09
The infographic "Canadians with a seeing disability, 2017" is now available.
Based on data from the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability, this new infographic presents the prevalence of seeing disabilities in Canada and the most commonly used vision-specific aids and assistive devices—and whether these met the needs of individuals—as well as the age when a seeing disability began limiting daily activities.
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The 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability provides comprehensive data on persons with disabilities by province and territory and age group, as well as on disability types and the severity of the disability. The survey population comprises Canadians aged 15 years and older as of the 2016 Census of Population (May 10, 2016) living in private dwellings.
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The infographic "Canadians with a seeing disability, 2017" is now available as part of the Statistics Canada — Infographics series (11-627-M).
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