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<p>The work capability assessment (WCA) is based on an individual's functional ability, not the condition itself.</p><p>We are committed to ensuring that the WCA assesses people, including blind and partially sighted people, as fairly and accurately as possible.</p><p>As part of Professor Harrington's third independent review he considered whether changes were needed to the sensory descriptors used in the WCA. He asked several charities, including RNIB, to produce evidence that the sensory descriptors needed to change. As his review reports, the material submitted failed to provide any evidence that blind and partially sighted people are not being unfairly assessed by the current WCA.</p><p>Since that point, the Department has been working with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists to update the guidance and training material used by Atos healthcare professionals and DWP Decision Makers.</p> |