RNIB employment support and resources
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In this session for World Sight Day for our Irish Network hosted RNIB who covered the RNIB employment services available in Northern Ireland.
Some great RNIB resources including lots of great free to access resources available to everyone regardless of location. We also looked briefly at some of the facts and figures related to sight loss and employment and some of the barriers to employment.
Our speaker
Nigel Townley is the Employment Manager Northern Ireland – The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). He has over 20 years of experience working for RNIB’s employment service supporting blind and partially sighted people to gain, retain and sustain employment.
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Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) | RNIB
Access to Work – practical help at work | indirect
Eye Work Too 2022 project | RNIB
Supported Employment Solutions (sesni.org.uk)
Visibly Better Employer quality standard | RNIB
E-Learning for Job seekers – Looking for work | RNIB
E-Learning for Employment Professionals – Employment Professionals e-Learning accredited | RNIB
E-Learning for Employers- Understanding Sight Loss eLearning | RNIB
Lots more information on how technology can help you in work and day-to-day life in our technology resource hub.
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In this session for World Sight Day for our Irish Network hosted RNIB who covered the RNIB employment services available in Northern Ireland.
Some great RNIB resources including lots of great free to access resources available to everyone regardless of location. We also looked briefly at some of the facts and figures related to sight loss and employment and some of the barriers to employment.
Our speaker
Nigel Townley is the Employment Manager Northern Ireland – The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). He has over 20 years of experience working for RNIB’s employment service supporting blind and partially sighted people to gain, retain and sustain employment.
Links
Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) | RNIB
Access to Work – practical help at work | indirect
Eye Work Too 2022 project | RNIB
Supported Employment Solutions (sesni.org.uk)
Visibly Better Employer quality standard | RNIB
E-Learning for Job seekers – Looking for work | RNIB
E-Learning for Employment Professionals – Employment Professionals e-Learning accredited | RNIB
E-Learning for Employers- Understanding Sight Loss eLearning | RNIB
Lots more information on how technology can help you in work and day-to-day life in our technology resource hub.
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