Two thirds of working age blind and partially sighted people are not in work. Government employment support programmes are not reaching out and including people with sight loss, who are under represented on programmes like Pathways to Work. In addition, the government's own research has shown that 90 per cent of employers believe that it would be impossible or difficult to employ someone with sight loss, presenting huge barriers to finding work.
We are campaigning for;
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Inclusive government employment programmes that fully support blind and partially sighted people in moving towards and into work
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Increased levels of support for people in work who lose their sight, enabling them to retain their job
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Increased publicity of the Access to Work scheme and awareness raising with employers about the support available to them when employing a member of staff with a disability.
Employment Campaign Briefing Autumn 2009 (Word 253KB)
Welfare Reform Campaign Briefing Autumn 2009 (Word 242KB)