Disabled consumers’ ownership of communications services

Publisher: Ofcom
Category: Surveys and Reports
Subject: New Technology; Telecommunications; Disability; Internet
Inactive: No
Description: This comprehensive report shows that among the youngest age group (15-34), levels of internet access are broadly comparable, regardless of whether people have a disability or not (90% compared with 93%). However, for older (65+) less affluent disabled people, internet access levels are at their lowest (23%) which is significantly lower than among non-disabled people of the same age and socio-economic group (37%). he majority of disabled internet users are using the internet daily or more often (73%), although this is lower than non-disabled users (85%). The study also provide figures on the access to communications services depending on the type of disability. -

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