Mencap, Mind, Leonard Cheshire, Radar, Scope and the Royal National Institute for Deaf People support the direction of the Remploy proposals. But the Royal National Institute of Blind People has criticised its counterparts for giving "unequivocal support" to the plans.
An RNIB spokesperson says that, although it is important to help disabled people into mainstream employment, there needs to be a "halfway house", where workers are provided with support and a job.
"Otherwise, what you have is a black hole between the supported work environment and the mainstream. You need to build a bridge between the two."
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