166 THOUSAND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REGISTERED IN ARMENIA TODAY
armradio.am
03.12.2008 11:27
A number of arrangements will be held today in Armenia on the occasion
of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
According to the data of the Department of Persons with Disabilities
and Old People of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, 166 101
people with disabilities are registered in Armenia today, 8 824 of
them are under 18.
According to the data of 2006, there were 141 380 handicapped persons
registered in Armenia, about 8 300 of them were children under 18.
The disabled persons comprise 4% of Armenia’s population, and
females comprise 40% of the entire number of the handicapped. 55%
of the disabled persons are of working age. However, only 8% of them
are employed.