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Disability Living Allowance Campaign - we need your help - 10 July 2008
We may be in the final stages of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) campaign and need your help. As you know, we have been working closely with Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Ministers and...
No Limits for Leeds Children - 7 July 2008
Blind and partially sighted children from the Leeds area attended Actions for Blind People's ‘have a go’ sports day at John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds.
New figures show disability hate crimes are still going unreported - 20 May 2008
Action for Blind People recently carried out a survey on physical and verbal abuse towards blind and partially sighted people.
Welfare Rights fact sheets 2008 now live! - 27 April 2008
Our Welfare Rights fact sheets have been updated for 2008 and are now available to download online in pdf, Word and audio format.
Celebrating Housing Success in Cumbria - 18 April 2008
In March, Acton for Blind People Cumbria came to the end of their two year Housing project funded by The Big Lottery.
Are you a Big Spring Prize Draw winner? - 16 April 2008
There were three main prizes - including a wonderful first prize of £10,000 or a new Renault Clio Campus, a second prize of £2,000 or an eight day Iberian cruise, a third prize of £500 and 10 runner...
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Visual Impairment Newsfeed
Hyperactive immune resistance brings blindness in old age
Date: 25 Jul 2008
Source: News-Medical
'Heartless' health chiefs under fire over sight drug
Date: 24 Jul 2008
Source: Coventry Telegraph
Man let pet attack my guide dog
Date: 24 Jul 2008
Source: IC Wales