Visual Impairment: Training
Commons · Question 43920 · Tabled 3 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Marsha De Cordova
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing sight loss training for (a) Access to Work advisors and (b) Jobcentre Plus staff.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 11 Apr 2025
As part of staff on-boarding and induction into DWP, staff complete learning for customers with sight loss. The learning provides the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, and an overview of the support available to customers including the...