A new study has found out, most individuals now care about companionship and are okay will if people with disabilities. A matchmaking platform for people with disabilities had conducted a survey among 30,000 people with disabilities and health disorders across 300 cities in India. The participating age group was ranged from 18 to 30 years.
The survey found, “A majority of 61 percent of the audience is okay with their partner with or without a disability. It was also highlighted that a majority of the audience, at 61 per cent, are in the age group of 20-30 years followed by 18.1 per cent in the 30-40 age group, showcasing that while the majority of people with disability as an audience set here is millennial, people across age-groups are looking for companionship.”
Shankar Srinivasan said, “Marriage is indeed a priority for this demographic, with 50 percent of the community looking actively for marriage followed by 15 percent looking for friendship and 13.5 percent looking for dating. When it comes to lifestyle and socio-economic background, 61.5 percent still live with their families, while 28.1 percent live alone.”
Shankar Srinivasan added, “Our core vision as a community has been to create an inclusive platform for people with disabilities to help find companionship amidst positive experiences. Through this survey, we wanted to understand them a bit deeper and help burst some popular myths and prejudices plaguing them. We plan to make this a regular endeavour and the track changes and progress so as to serve the community better.”
