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Four changes to Access to Work which will help blind and partially sighted claimants
Following our campaigning, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed changes to make the claims process more accessible for blind and partially sighted people.
Employment Professionals e-Learning certified
RNIB are delighted to announce that our Employment Professionals e-Learning course is now CPD Certified.
RNIB responds to Government guidance on safe workplaces and services
RNIB shares its view on updated Government guidance regarding how businesses can work safely with easing coronavirus restrictions.
Supporting people with sight loss into employment
Only one in four blind and partially sighted people of working age are in employment, but RNIB’s Eye Work Too programme is working to change that.
Student with sight loss wins High Court case on universal credit
A judgment in the High Court demonstrated that between 2013 and 2020, thousands of disabled students were unlawfully barred from claiming benefits despite being entitled to universal credit for essential living costs.
Serious about inclusion? Priorities for the new Prime Minister
What does it take for all of us to be able to “succeed as a nation”?
Eye Work Too programme helps more people with sight loss gain work experience
In Northern Ireland, there are an estimated 53,500 people living with sight loss, of which 11,600 are of working age. Whilst overall employment figures are at a high, and rates of employment for people with disabilities as a group are on the increase, this is unfortunately not the case for blind and partially sighted people.
Keeping employees who experience sight loss needn't be difficult, new RNIB pack advises
What do you do if one of your employees is losing their sight? Lose them and all the skills, knowledge, experience and relationships they have built up?
Reaching your potential in the workplace
Reaching your potential in the workplace can be challenging, especially with sight loss. Matthew Clark shares his journey to employment as a young man with only 5 percent vision.
My journey to award-winning entrepreneur
Sarah Leadbetter, our Volunteer Campaign Coordinator in Leicester, tells us about her journey to running a successful business - and what action the government needs to take to improve the situation for disabled people in the workforce.