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Out Of Sight Campaign: Bhavini Makwana's Story
Season 2
Episode 1435
Published 7 months ago
Description
New research published by RNIB shows delays to support following a sight loss diagnosis are leaving blind and partially sighted people at risk.
Titled Life on Pause, the report shows a fifth of local authorities in England left people waiting for more than a year for a vision rehabilitation assessment and subsequent support. Whilst 85 per cent of local authorities missed the RNIB recommended timeframe to offer assessments.
This means thousands of people with sight loss remain Out of Sight and unable to access the support they need to live life to the full.
Joining us now to share her experience of accessing rehabilitation services and the importance of being able to access them early on is Bhavini Makwana.
Join RNIB's call to action and sign our petition: https://bit.ly/RNIBOutOfSight
Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.
Titled Life on Pause, the report shows a fifth of local authorities in England left people waiting for more than a year for a vision rehabilitation assessment and subsequent support. Whilst 85 per cent of local authorities missed the RNIB recommended timeframe to offer assessments.
This means thousands of people with sight loss remain Out of Sight and unable to access the support they need to live life to the full.
Joining us now to share her experience of accessing rehabilitation services and the importance of being able to access them early on is Bhavini Makwana.
Join RNIB's call to action and sign our petition: https://bit.ly/RNIBOutOfSight
Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font.