RNIB Scotland Annual Review 2011-12 (PDF 1.49 MB)

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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 <strong>Scotland</strong> and 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. 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. In October we organised the biggest ever rally of disabled people in <strong>Scotland</strong>. 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. The criteria for the new benefit fail to recognise that sight loss is a serious disability and that you face extensive extra costs if you can’t see, and that these are ongoing. This will hit blind and partially sighted people particularly hard and we will campaign tirelessly to ensure that their quality of life is not reduced by proposed welfare changes that are unfair. Introduction 5
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Page 11 and 12: Stopping people losing their sight
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Page 17 and 18: Supporting independent living We wa
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Page 23 and 24: Why our chair Ken Reid supported th
Page 25 and 26: Creating an inclusive society We wo
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Page 37 and 38: Larisa’s story Larisa Guzova is v
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