Key Facts and Figures
- 75% of visually impaired people do not work
- 9 out of 10 employers consider it 'difficult or impossible' to employ a visually impaired person
- 115,000 visually impaired people live in London and the South East
- 67% of visually impaired people have another permanent illness or disability
- 60% of visually impaired people do not leave home alone
- 50% of visually impaired people live below the poverty line
(Statistics provided by the RNIB)
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