S2 Ep1827: Launch of the Employment Gap Report: Out of Sight – Out of Work, Diane Lightfoot
About this episode
The episode discusses the launch of the Employment Gap Report focused on improving employment opportunities for blind and partially sighted individuals.
On Monday 13 July 2026 representatives from across the sight loss sector along with a number of employers and visually impaired people came together at the House of Lords for the launch of the Employment Gap Report: Out of Sight – Out of Work by Lord Holmes which is making recommendations for Government and the Department of Work and Pensions to bridge the gap in employment for blind and partially sighted people. RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey was at the launch event and caught up with Diane Lightfoot from the Business Disability Forum to find out more about the BDF and her thoughts on the report and its recommendations. (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)
People in this episode
Host: Toby Davey
Guest: Diane Lightfoot
Topics covered
- employment
- sight loss
- government recommendations
- disability advocacy
- visually impaired
- workplace inclusion
Keywords
- employment gap
- sight loss
- disability
- House of Lords
- recommendations
- Business Disability Forum
- visually impaired
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Business Disability Forum
Books & works: Employment Gap Report: Out of Sight – Out of Work
Places: House of Lords
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