mmcweeney@oceanfree.net wrote:
... I visited http://www.ncbi.ie/ ... and Collyn Kenny responded
The correct figure of Blind and Vision impaired people we have registered with us is 7163.
I've found comparable data sets at http://www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/STAT.htm
Ireland: http://www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/statIRE.htm --------
Total visually impaired population* : 17 000 approx.
*Blind population : 6 448 *Partially sighted population : 11 000 approx.
(* Data provided by the National Council of the Blind of Ireland, March 2002. The National Council for the Blind of Ireland conservatively estimates that there are approximately 30 000 persons in the Republic of Ireland who are or may be eligible to be registered as blind or partially sighted.)
UK: http://www.euroblind.org/fichiersGB/statUK.htm ---
Total visually impaired population : 1 066 740 (identified) 354 153 (registered)
*Blind population : 193 956 (registered) *Partially sighted population : 160 197 (registered)
Ratio of identified visually impaired population / total population -------------------------------------------------------------------
Ireland - 0.8 % UK - 1.8 %
I guess this reflects age demography.
-- Adam M