Table 5
Need for assistive technology for adults, by disability type, Canada, province and territories, 2006

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Disability Total – Canada N.L. P.E.I. N.S. N.B. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Terri-
tories
number
No needs met
Hearing 97,440 1,930 550 4,590 2,330 23,820E 31,130E 3,310E 4,030E 11,300E 14,070E 380E
Seeing 41,200 390E 200E 930E 1,410E 7,920E 17,550E 2,170E F 4,300E 5,370E 50E
Speech F x x x x x x x x x x x
Mobility 180,160 3,470 600 7,600 5,420 25,030 81,370 7,850 6,660 13,740 28,140E 290
Agility 38,270 630E x 980E 1,750E x 23,500E F F x 3,890E 70E
Pain 171,050 3,090 810 8,770 3,790 20,740 81,790 5,050 4,940E 18,450 23,330 300
Learning 26,720 170E x 1,400E 580E 4,590E 11,840E F 940E 1,440E 4,880E x
Other needs 24,750E F x F F x 12,700E x x F 3,110E 50E
Some needs met
Hearing 183,000 3,340 880 9,320 4,900 22,560E 82,340 6,910 6,750 18,070 27,530 410
Seeing 31,960 680E 140E F 1,140E 4,840E 15,400E 1,310E 1,050E F 3,570E 170E
Speech 18,800 440E x F 420E 3,990E 7,580E F F 2,040E x F
Mobility 124,810 1,750E 500E 4,410E 3,220E 26,450E 54,120 4,930E 3,170 11,920 14,080E 260E
Agility 114,740 2,160E 410E 3,320 3,270E 19,360 54,710 2,550E 3,160E 8,760E 16,710E 320E
Pain 125,850 1,730E 390E 2,410E 3,140 36,940 50,600E 5,080 2,230E 8,630E 14,430 280E
Learning 46,600 780E 200E 1,540E 940E 9,210E 22,370E 1,050E 1,380E 4,660E 4,370E 110E
Other needs 164,660 2,970 710 7,100 3,600 24,740 78,650 5,130 3,430 16,520 21,330 480
All needs met
Hearing 408,920 6,240 2,140 18,840 11,600 56,940 166,700 14,110 16,740 43,680 71,040 890
Seeing 184,980 2,520 1,060 6,190 4,600 33,370 83,580 8,420 6,120 15,420 23,370 340E
Speech 6,820E x x x x x x F x x x x
Mobility 881,820 14,130 4,250 33,430 19,500 173,010 365,890 35,950 30,870 82,860 120,500 1,430
Agility 259,790 3,900 1,340 13,250 8,030 28,990 123,510 10,790 9,360 21,980 38,230 400
Pain 688,020 13,040 3,860 34,550 23,260 58,100 324,170 24,040 22,190 70,670 112,930 1,210
Learning 94,930 950E 400E 3,510 2,270E 12,510 47,790 3,070E 2,380E 8,000E 13,890E 160E
Other needs 244,480 4,760 1,230 11,730 8,860 44,090 96,080 8,640 7,800 25,270 35,490 530
Note: Includes the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
The sum of the values for each category may differ from the total due to rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, 2006.