Data on population indicate that:

According to figures from 2008 from the Social Insurance Administration of Iceland (Tryggingastofnun ríkisins), a total of 14,103 people received a disability pension; 651 people received the partial disability allowance; and 1,137 people received a rehabilitation pension.

Icelandic Network on Disability Research (INDR)

Icelandic Network on Disability Research is part of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR). Its purpose is to create an arena for discussion, bolster research, collaborative projects and publications, as well as to promote knowledge about issues linked to disability in Iceland.

Centre for Disability Studies, University of Iceland

The Centre is an interdisciplinary site created for research in the area of disability studies in Iceland and which operates under the auspices of the Social Science Research Institute (Félagsvísindastofnun) at the University of Iceland.

The national organisation representing disabled people at the European level (European Disability Forum) is:

The Organization of Disabled People in Iceland (Öryrkjabandalag Íslands - ÖBÍ)

This organisation consists of 32 member organisations

Useful sources of more detailed information about the situation of disabled people, and the policies and support available, include:

Alþingi (Icelandic Pairlament). Social Security Act No. 100/2007 (Lög umalmannatryggingar nr. 100/2007)