MP Penny Mordaunt and RNIB discuss disability campaign

Minister of state for disabled people, health and work, Penny Mordaunt visited RNIB’S Edinburgh headquarters this week to discuss how blind and partially sighted people can overcome employer misperceptions in the workplace.

During her visit, Mordaunt met clients and staff at Café Tiki in the RNIB building, where half of its employees have sight loss.

She said: ‘Disabled people can face disadvantage in the labour market, despite having valuable skills and talents to offer. Our disability confident campaign is encouraging employers to recognise the benefits disabled people bring to the workplace, while our access to work scheme is helping to fund practical support. Employers now have no excuse not to wake up to the vast talent pool that disabled people represent.’