Connect: Work and learning

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Sight loss is not a barrier to employment

The New Year is a great time to look for new career opportunities.
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Charity worker recognised in 2018 New Year Honours

In the New Year’s Honours List, Scott Watkin was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his tireless work teaching people with learning disabilities about eye care.
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When copping out is not an option

Nick Rood overcame adversity as a child to achieve his dream of becoming a police officer. But shortly after he was promoted to the rank of inspector, he lost his sight. Nick tells us about his career and how he adapted to sight loss.
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“We can turn this around and do what we want in life”

RNIB’s Kirsty James and Nicki Kelly speak to Cat Wilson in a recent Connect podcast, about the barriers to employment she faced after losing her sight and how she overcame them to retrain in a new field.

The worries and fears of someone living with sight loss

With proposed changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) a big topic of discussion in the news, Community Connector Ross reveals how he’s trying to navigate the tricky world of welfare and work.

Interning and sight loss: getting a job after university

The reality of applying for internships and jobs when you're blind or partially sighted - a blog by Matthew Clark. 

Writer Annalisa talks about her sight loss

Annalisa is a writer who also has Retinitis Pigmentosa. In this interview, she talks to Jill Barkley about how this has influenced her career in TV, living in the city and becoming a writer. 
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Get the support you need growing up blind or partially sighted

Ryan Compton is registered blind, and has glaucoma. He’s also an entrepreneur who set up the Centre for Resolution in the Midlands, an organisation that gives support to businesses and individuals who want coaching, mentoring, advocacy, mediation and other disability services.

Fashion Designer shows braille-inspired collection

You might think that for a blind and partially sighted person, access to this world would be nigh impossible. But this young blind designer has done just that.