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Partially Sighted

Volume 809: debated on Tuesday 12 January 1971

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will consider the establishment of sheltered workshops and specialised vocational training for the partially sighted.

No. Partially sighted people who are unable to work in ordinary employment can be placed in any of the sheltered workshops already established for severely disabled sighted people and for the blind. Partially sighted people who may benefit from them also undergo courses of vocational training.