Campaigning Royal National Institute of Blind People




1 campaigning

1.1 personal independence payment
1.2 talking cash machine campaign
1.3 save our sight campaign





campaigning

in line rnib s 2009–14 strategy, rnib campaigns , lobbies on 3 main priorities, on reactive issues. 3 main campaign priorities are:



preventing avoidable sight loss
supporting independent living
creating inclusive society.

rnib have been involved in several successful campaigns including ensuring disabled people receive accessible travel information on buses , coaches across europe , lobbying uk government review personal independence payment assessment criteria.


personal independence payment

from april 2013, personal independence payment (pip) replace disability living allowance in uk. rnib s pip campaign has focussed on pip assessment criteria used calculate rate of payment received individuals. far, campaign has prompted thousands of blind , partially sighted people write , visit mps in order express concerns upcoming changes.


talking cash machine campaign

rnib campaigning banks in uk make cash machines accessible blind , partially sighted people enabling them talk user through headphones can plugged atm. barclays bank committed make more 75 per cent of atms talk, , fulfilled commitment in november 2012. nationwide, link , co-operative bank have committed providing talking atms. rnib focussing on expanding activity, , encouraging people write hsbc , santander ask them make cash machines accessible.


save our sight campaign

every day, 100 people in uk start lose sight. yet on 50 percent of sight loss can avoided. rnib s save our sight (sos) campaign aims to:



work local councils improve eye health in community
challenge avoidable sight loss
promote timely access vital sight saving treatments
encourage regular eye checks.




^ rnib campaigns
^ rnib s 2009/14 strategy
^ rnib transport success 2011
^ rnib, personal independence payment
^ uk department work , pensions
^ rnib, personal independence payment campaign
^ rnib, talking atms
^ cite error: named reference key information , statistics invoked never defined (see page).
^ rnib, save our sight campaign






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