HC Deb 15 March 1989 vol 149 c253W
Mr. Ashley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to find suitable jobs which can be carried out by deaf-blind people.

Mr. Lee

Deaf-blind people have access to the full range of employment and training services provided by or through my Department, including the specialist services for people with disabilities. These include specialist assessment rehabilitation and placing provision for people with visual handicaps, training within employment training tailored to individual need, the special aids to employment scheme (which makes available the wide range of technical aids relevant to the needs of people with visual or hearing impairments), and the sheltered employment programme, which subsidises the employment of people with severe disabilities in sheltered workshops or in sheltered placements with employers.