S2 Ep1829: Launch of the Employment Gap Report: Out of Sight – Out of Work, Khadija Raza
About this episode
The episode discusses the launch of the Employment Gap Report aimed at 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 Khadija Raza, RNIB Policy Lead on Accessibility who also gave a presentation at the event. (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: Khadija Raza
Topics covered
- employment
- sight loss
- accessibility
- government recommendations
- visually impaired
Keywords
- employment gap
- sight loss
- RNIB
- accessibility
- government recommendations
- visually impaired
- House of Lords
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNIB, Department of Work and Pensions, House of Lords
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