Ramping Up Pressure To Get More Visually Impaired People Into Work.

The news around employment seems to be positive, the number of people who are out of work is falling with more of us moving into jobs.

Is that statement strictly true?

Not if your blind or partially sighted, as it's even harder than before to get onto the employment ladder, or even re-enter employment after losing your sight.

RNIB's Costa Asprou joins us every month for a Campaigns update and this time the focus is on the Disability Confident event held in March at the London offices of global financial company, Zurich.

The packed conference and exhibition looked at the benefits of employing someone with sight loss, the skills and experiences they can offer and the support offered by the government to help businesses cover any extra costs around accessibility...

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