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<p>The Government is fully committed to supporting disabled people affected by the
COVID-19 outbreak. We are ensuring that disabled people continue to have access</p><p>to
updated guidance, including workplace and transport related guidance during the COVID-19
outbreak. All equality and discrimination laws and obligations continue to apply during
the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We worked with the Royal National Institute of
Blind People (RNIB) to transcribe gov.uk pages on general coronavirus guidelines and
financial advice into spoken word formats. This guidance is available on RNIB phone
lines. This ensures that visually impaired people without access to the internet are
able to receive the same advice as sighted people with internet access.</p><p> </p><p>The
Cabinet Office Disability Unit continues to work with stakeholders, such as the RNIB,
and across Government Departments to ensure that the needs of disabled people are
considered in the Government’s response to COVID-19.</p>
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