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43 per cent of blind and partially sighted people would like to leave the house more often. 4
Introduction This has been an incredibly challenging year for us as a charity and more importantly for blind and partially sighted people across the UK. But despite the real problems that cuts to income and services are causing, we are still very proud of the impact that our staff and supporters have achieved this year for people with and at risk of sight loss. Kevin Carey, <strong>RNIB</strong> Group Chair and Lesley-Anne Alexander CBE, <strong>RNIB</strong> Group Chief Executive We began the year by empowering blind and partially sighted people to voice their fears as part of the Hardest Hit campaign to tackle the potential impact of the Welfare Reform Bill on their lives. This campaign contributed to a notable success in the reversal of the government’s proposed changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) which would have had a devastating impact on blind and partially sighted people in residential care. However, as the year draws to a close our attention is focused on the proposed change from DLA to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in 2013. According to the government’s own figures, about half a million people would lose their entitlement altogether as DLA is replaced by PIP. Others will qualify for a lower rate than they currently receive. Introduction 5
Page 1 and 2: Annual review 2011/2012 Our impact,
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Page 7 and 8: ands which include Halifax, Bank of
Page 9 and 10: Looking ahead to this year it is of
Page 11 and 12: Stopping people losing their sight
Page 13 and 14: 4,500 people were given one-to-one
Page 15 and 16: 358,000 people are registered as bl
Page 17 and 18: Supporting independent living We wa
Page 19 and 20: 17,600 people were given support an
Page 21 and 22: Our Helpline dealt with 450,000 enq
Page 23 and 24: Why Lizzie supported the Hardest Hi
Page 25 and 26: Creating an inclusive society We wo
Page 27 and 28: We have challenged over 100 shoppin
Page 29 and 30: Kelci’s story When Norfolk County
Page 31 and 32: Thank you Without the volunteers wh
Page 33 and 34: Brian’s story Brian has been volu
Page 35 and 36: Dave’s story Last year, Dave Cowe
Page 37 and 38: Shirley’s story Why I’ve includ
Page 39 and 40: Our expenditure in focus 75 per cen
Page 41 and 42: How you can help Every day 100 peop
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