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Article: CAMPAIGNERS JOIN PARLIAMENTARY LOBBY OVER VISION ISSUES.
- Article from:
- Bucks Herald (Aylesbury, England)
- Article date:
- December 6, 2006
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(WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6) MEMBERS of an Aylesbury-based charity for blind and partially sighted people joined more than 1,000 people in Parliamentary lobby yesterday (Tuesday) campaigning for more financial support.
The Bucks Association for Blind and Partially Sighted People (BAB) joined the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) in London to urge ministers to consider reviewing the amount of mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) payable to people with a registered visual impairment.
They were calling for people with serious sight loss to be eligible to claim the high mobility rate of DLA worth [pounds sterling]43.45 per week, ...