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Disabled people report being financially worse off since pandemic
New research published by the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) shows that thousands of disabled people on out of work benefits, such as Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Job seeker’s Allowance (JSA), are financially struggling because of the pandemic.
UK Government Elections Bill risks further disenfranchising blind and partially sighted voters
RNIB voices concerns over Government proposals which could make it harder for blind and partially sighted people to vote independently and in secret.
Electric vehicles: Department for Transport clarifies rule on sound generators
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said that sound generators required for all new electric vehicles will be prohibited from being paused by drivers – but not for another two years.
Network Rail gets some initial funding to install tactile paving at stations
After months of campaigning, Network Rail has received an initial £10 million from the Department for Transport to install tactile paving at up to 200 priority stations in Britain.
RNIB delivers Disability Awareness training to MPs
It’s essential MPs understand sight loss and accessibility to service their blind and partially sighted constituents. We’ve been working hard in Parliament to make sure MPs make the adjustments they need to.
RNIB backs report recommendations to improve low vision services
RNIB is adding its voice to calls from across the sight loss sector, to review the commissioning and provision of low vision services in England. This follows the publication of survey results by the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC).
Campaign success: blind women invited to local GP consultation panel
Steve Hyde, RNIB’s Regional Campaigns Officer for the South West, has helped a woman with visual impairment get access to a previously inaccessible consultation on changes being made to her local GP surgery.
National Disability Strategy: Too early to tell
The new National Disability Strategy is out today, promising to improve the lives of disabled people as part of the Government’s “levelling up” agenda.
RNIB guidance update: sighted guiding after 19 July 2021
Following the relaxation of coronavirus rules, we’ve issued revised guidance on sighted guiding, agreed with Guide Dogs and Thomas Pocklington Trust.
RNIB and RNID call on Government to make on-demand TV content accessible
We have partnered with RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People) to write to the Minister for Digital Infrastructure, Matt Warman, urging the Government to fulfil its commitments to make catch up services accessible.