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In Touch: Benefits for visually impaired children, New scheme for journalists with disabilities

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07/03/2017

Benefits for visually impaired children, New scheme for journalists with disabilities

BBC Radio 4 - In Touch, Benefits for visually impaired children, New scheme for journalists with disabilities

James Harding, BBC's director of news, on a new £1m fund to recruit disabled people.

James Harding, BBC's director of news, talks about a new £1 million fund earmarked to recruit disabled journalists. Derek Sinclair from Contact a Family explains child benefits.

James Harding, the BBC's Director of News, tells Peter White about a new one million pound fund, earmarked to train and recruit disabled journalists. 
Derek Sinclair, from the organisation Contact-a-family explains child benefits. Charlotte talks about her visually-impaired daughter who has additional disabilities and tells Tom Walker that although she's well-connected into a parents' network she is still confused as to which benefits she is entitled.

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