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In Touch: Delays to Access to Work; Guide dogs guide a visually impaired runner in half marathon

Delays to Access to Work; Guide dogs guide a visually impaired runner in half marathon

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Delays to Access to Work and guide dogs guide a visually impaired runner in half marathon.

Complaint over delays to Access to Work, and three guide dogs guide a visually impaired runner in the United New York half marathon.

Richard Kramer, the chief executive of Sense, a charity that supports people who have a hearing and visual impairment, tells Peter White about his concerns over the delays in appointing a minister for disabled people, following the resignation of Sarah Newton MP nearly a fortnight ago.

Peter White talks to Kerry Fielding, a visually-impaired woman from Blackpool, who is experiencing significant delays with her application to Access to Work for specialist equipment to enable her to take up a new job in customer services.

Peter also speaks to Thomas Panek, the president and CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Instead of being guided by sighted runners, Thomas recently completed the United New York half-marathon using a relay of three guide dogs.



Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Tom Walker

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