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Campaign win: London Mayor responds to RNIB-backed letter with call for temporary halt to new colourful crossings
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has asked Transport for London (TfL) to halt the installation of a series of colourful crossings in central London including Tottenham Court Road. He has also advised London boroughs to do the same.
RNIB’s response to the Chancellor’s 2021 Spending Review
On 27 October, we followed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget and Spending Review to analyse what it might mean for blind and partially sighted people living in the UK.
RNIB joins calls on Government to change the benefit system and employment support
RNIB has joined a coalition of sight loss charities, which are calling on the Government to make the benefit system and employment support fit for purpose for blind and partially sighted people.
Keeping up the pressure on Government to keep its promise to “fix” social care
RNIB is campaigning - as part of the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) - for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to commit enough funding to meet the social care needs of older and disabled people when he announces his spending plans later this month.
Confusing colourful crossings are not safe, RNIB tells Mayor of London
RNIB and other charities have written a letter to the Mayor of London outlining safety concerns around colourful crossings, like the recent announcement regarding Tottenham Court Road.
Government Elections Bill: RNIB raises “serious concerns” in our evidence to MPs
This Bill risks watering down the requirements to enable blind and partially sighted people to vote independently and in secret.
Greater Manchester Police training features a blind person’s experience of disability hate crime
The new police training, delivered via Virtual Reality (VR) headsets, features the experiences of a blind person who has been supported by RNIB.
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.