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Action for Blind People's New Service Model
Following our association with RNIB we have recently undergone an exhaustive internal design and consultation phase to determine how best to deliver...
Unsung heroes win benefit overpayment trial
Tucked away in White Lion Street near the Angel tube station is the main office of Child Poverty Action Group. Their recent Court of Appeal victory...
Not designed to be user friendly
The Department of Work and Pensions are submitting increasing numbers of people to medical examination. The purpose is to establish a person's capability...
From 6 April 2010 it is almost certain that the 'sick note' will be replaced by a new 'Statement of Fitness for Work'. What will this look like and...
What the ‘Green Paper’ says about Attendance Allowance
In July the Government presented a Green Paper to Parliament entitled 'Shaping the Future of Care'. In it they set out proposals for creating a new...
Marlene, from Tyne and Wear, has been receiving treatment for over five years due to Diabetic Retinopathy and explains how Action has helped her through...
Twenty four local authorities across the country are piloting the use of lie detector technology. Voice Risk Analysis (VRA), supposedly analyses the...
Isn’t it annoying when a petty official says, ‘Well I’m sorry. Rules are rules, so that’s it!’? - Is it? Should I thus go forth and multiply as implied...
Claire, from Greater Manchester, contacted Action for employment advice after she became unemployed shortly after being registered blind.