Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are designed to make a contribution towards the extra costs caused by long term health conditions and disabilities. They’re very important to blind and partially sighted…
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Age UK and RNIB: Almost 12,500 older blind and partially sighted people become casualties of the social care crisis
Thousands of blind and partially sighted older people are not receiving any social care support, becoming the latest casualties of the social care crisis, according to Charities Age UK and RNIB. In the four financial…
Meeting with the Minister for Disabled People
After the General Election in May, we took the opportunity to write to the Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson MP, asking him for a meeting to discuss the impact Government policies are having on…
NFBUK London Branch Special Guest Speaker – Wednesday 2 September 2015
London Branch of NFBUK invites you to hear our topical and inspiring Guest Speaker on the eve of Wednesday 2nd September. Lord Chris Holmes of Richmond, MBE, our Guest Speaker for 2015, has most recently published…
Press Release – NFBUK employs Development Worker
The National Federation of the Blind (NFBUK) are delighted to welcome Sarah Gayton as their new Development Worker. Sarah officially takes up her post on Monday 20th April. Sarah is well known for her campaigning…