Press releases 2009

The RNIB Media Relations Team is available between 9am and 6pm, Monday to Friday. We have an out of hours phone for emergency enquiries.

Telephone: 020 7391 2223
Out of Hours Telephone: 079 6848 2812
Email: pressoffice@rnib.org.uk

We can answer your press enquiries and provide spokespeople, information or case studies.

If you have a media enquiry for RNIB in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, please contact the media centres in those countries.

Leading the way on accessible websites

RNIB, Content and Code and Telerik have developed RNIB's new website using a customised version of Microsoft SharePoint 2007. The system incorporates a specially enhanced rich text editor to set groundbreaking levels of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people.

Blind People in Dewsbury and Batley area call for health information they can read

RNIB media release regarding RNIB's Losing Patients Campaign

Blind people in North London call for health information they can read

RNIB media release regarding the RNIB Losing Patients Campaign

Calling all philanthropic fashionistas!

RNIB media release dated 9th November 2009 - The Royal National Institute of Blind People is offering tickets to The British Designers Sale preview evening, with all proceeds going to the UK's leading sight loss charity.

Photocall and interview opportunity

RNIB Sunshine House School staff host a bonfire party spectacular to celebrate new collaboration with neighboring Grangewood School

Your help needed for first ever sensory walks

We are launching a series of groundbreaking 'Sight' Seeing tours across the UK to give people a better understanding of what losing your sight can mean. We want to show how people with sight loss experience the world around them. Can you help us?

A statement from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) condemning the introduction of a shared surface scheme at Exhibition Road in London

RNIB press statement dated 26 October 2009 regarding shared space in London

Could Your Family History Hold a Clue to a Risk of Sight Loss?

RNIB press release regarding Black History Month and glaucoma testing

RNIB celebrates first British braille winner

RNIB press release regarding the winner of the Onkyo international braille essay contest.

Better shopping for blind people comes to Lincoln

RNIB press release regarding Go! Shop event in Lincoln October 2009

Laying the foundations of the future

RNIB media release regarding the Rushton School first brick event.

Out of sight?

RNIB media release embargoed until 8th October 2009 regarding World sight day.

Comment from RNIB regarding the Ombudsman's report into complaints about the concession bus pass scheme - Havant

RNIB media release regarding the recent Ombudsman's report into the concessionary bus pass scheme in Havant

Comment from RNIB regarding the Ombudsman's report into complaints about the concession bus pass scheme - Ribble and Chorley

RNIB media release regarding comments from the Ombudsman regarding the concessionary bus pass scheme. 30th September 2009

Comment from RNIB regarding the Ombudsman's report into complaints about the concession bus pass scheme - Mid Devon

RNIB media release, regarding the Ombudsman's reponse to complaints about the concession bus pass scheme in Mid Devon

Last updated: 12 August 2011

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