. . . "In the UK alone there are an estimated 1.2 million people who use wheelchairs (taken from 2000 NHS purchasing supply, so likely to be much higher); 1.86 million people with sight loss (2012); 9 million people who are hard of hearing (RNID, English Federation of Disability Sport, 2015) and 985,000 people with a learning disability (Key facts about disability, 2010)." .