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"Quality of life and independence" - why Attendance Allowance is so important to blind and partially sighted people
— a briefing based on research undertaken jointly by RNIB and Visionary | | Author(s) | Geoff Fimister |
| Corporate Author | Royal National Institute of Blind People - RNIB; Visionary (formerly: National Association of Local Societies for Visually Impaired People - NALSVI) |
| Publisher | RNIB and Visionary, London, August 2010 |
| Pages | 42 pp |
| Source | Geoff Fimister, Campaigns Officer (Independent Living), RNIB. Tel 020 7391 2124 E-mail: gfimister@rnib.org.uk |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Blindness ; Attendance allowance ; Quality of life ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | Attendance Allowance (AA) and similar benefits can make all the difference to whether or not a blind or partially sighted older person can get along in the community with a reasonable quality of life. This briefing is based on responses from 116 blind and partially sighted AA claimants aged 65+ about what they spend their benefit on and how they would be affected if they did not have it. The briefing highlights the vital role that AA plays in allowing older blind and partially sighted people to live independent and fulfilling lives. It brings together for the first time detailed accounts of how this extra costs benefit is used by people with sight loss to support life in the community. AA has been described as the "original personal budget", so that its importance cannot be overstated in the light of possible changes in the social security system. The report details the methodology of the research; characteristics of claimants in the survey; how AA (and DLAC 65+ - Disability Living Allowance care component) were spent; support (if any) from social services; the policy debate; and other research on the topic. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100903001 E |
| Classmark | BR: BS: JHP: F:59: 3DP |
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