Emily's Fight: Access to Work Cuts Impact Sight-Impaired Journalist

Emily Davidson, a visually impaired journalist, faces significant challenges due to cuts in her Access to Work grant, which has reduced her support worker hours from 37 to 8 per week. Despite her qualifications and experience, she struggles to balance her job and story assignments. The Royal National Institute of Blind People warns that such cuts could jeopardize jobs for visually impaired workers. The Department for Work and Pensions maintains no policy changes, but acknowledges the need to improve the system for disabled individuals.

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