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Policy and Campaigns: 2024 in Review
2024 has been full of campaign achievements and developing relationships with MPs, Councillors, and Mayors. Grab a coffee and look back over the campaigning you’ve helped to deliver this year, and what's on the horizon in 2025 for the UK Policy and Campaigns team.
'Nothing about us without us': UK Covid Inquiry hears closing arguments from disabled groups
The UK Covid Inquiry recently completed its public hearings on access to healthcare during the pandemic. The last days provided a final opportunity for disability charities to summarise the impact of the pandemic, and the UK's response to the pandemic, on disabled people and their healthcare, including what must change in any future national crisis.
Get involved in RNIB’s My Info My Way campaign
Read our update on our campaign for accessible health and care information, and join our campaign workshops in November to learn new skills and get involved.
COVID-19 Inquiry: RNIB’s Chief Executive gives evidence
On 10 October 2024, RNIB’s CEO Matt Stringer, appeared as a witness at the Covid-19 Inquiry and spoke about the experiences of disabled people accessing healthcare during the pandemic.
Disabilities Charities Consortium statement
The Disability Charities Consortium (DCC) brings together CEOs and policy leads from nine of the UK’s leading not-for-profit disability organisations.
COVID-19: lessons must be learned
On 9 September 2024, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry begins its public hearings on healthcare during the pandemic, giving us an important opportunity to make sure the experiences of blind and partially sighted people are understood.
How blind and partially sighted people can share their pandemic experiences with the UK Covid 19 Inquiry
The Covid pandemic affected all aspects of people’s lives, and many blind and partially sighted people were disproportionately impacted. There’s now an important opportunity to share your experiences with the official inquiry into the UK’s response
Our response to the Covid Inquiry Terms of Reference
As part of the Disability Charities Consortium, we have responded to the consultation on the draft Terms of Reference for the UK Covid Inquiry. While we welcome the inquiry, we’re concerned that there are some vital areas missing that have impacted disabled people. You can read our joint response below.
Concern lockdown may have increased preventable sight loss
With postponed waiting lists for hospital eye appointments across Britain a third higher than before the covid crisis, there are fears that some people will have lost sight that might previously have been saved
2021 was easier, but problems persist for people with sight loss
The relaxation of covid restrictions has made life easier for blind and partially sighted people in 2021, but problems persist warns the country's leading sight loss charity.