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Radio 4,18 Dec 2012,20 mins

18/12/2012

In Touch

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Matt Davies from RNIB tells Peter White about the concerns the charity has about the new regulations on Personal Independence Payments, (PIPS) which will replace the benefit Disability Living Allowance. Visually impaired people are likely to lose out in the assessment process, although the details have not yet been fully announced. Marion Ripley is the Director of ClearVision, a tactile lending book library, and is retiring after more than 20 years. She and Clearvisionfounder Kath Gastor, talk about the work they have been doing and of their ideas for the future of ClearVision.

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