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Lost vision
— older visually impaired people in the UK | | Author(s) | Mark Baker, Steve Winyard |
| Corporate Author | Royal National Institute for the Blind - RNIB |
| Publisher | RNIB, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 48 pp (Campaign report 6) |
| Source | RNIB, 224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA. |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Blindness ; Needs [elderly] ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Economic status [elderly] ; Social security benefits ; Transport services ; Isolation ; Social surveys ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The lives and needs of older people with visual impairment were examined in this national survey conducted by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and 13 local societies in the UK. A total of 514 blind and partially sighted people aged 60 years and over were interviewed in 1997. This report focuses on four key areas of concern arising from the survey: unmet care and daily living needs; mobility; isolation; and poverty and benefits. Findings revealed that many older visually impaired people surveyed did not have their basic care needs met. Many found using public transport difficult or impossible, and few could rely upon the use of private transport. Fifty-four percent of the study participants lived alone, and as many of them were unable to get out on their own, many led isolated and lonely lives. A high proportion of the people surveyed lived in poverty, and more than half were unaware of their exact entitlement to benefits. The report concludes with a number of policy recommendations aimed at local and central government and the voluntary sector. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981006214 B |
| Classmark | BR: BS: IK: C4: CA: F:W: JH: O: TP: 3F: 8 |
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