Press releases 2012

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
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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.

300 people with cataracts or wet AMD needed for two RNIB research reports

RNIB press release asking patients and carers to come forward to take part in a new research project

Blind people living on their own set to lose out on £58 per week when new Universal Credit benefit introduced by Government

RNIB response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee's report on Universal Credit

RNIB response to Harrington 3rd review

RNIB response to Professor Harrington's latest review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), and the Government's response to it

Eye Health Indicator confirmed and details announced - eye health sector response

Press release welcoming details of how the first ever Public Health Indicator for preventable sight loss will be measured

Load2Learn shortlisted as Finalist in BETT Awards 2013

RNIB press release announcing that Load2Learn has been shortlisted in the ICT Special Educational Needs Solutions category

Charity warns councils to follow the rules or risk wasting taxpayers money

RNIB press release urging Councils to comply with guidelines for laying tactile paving

Ombudsman's report clarifies rights of blind and partially sighted people to access books

RNIB press release following the report by the Local Government Ombudsman

RNIB launches new online services directory for blind and partially sighted people

RNIB press release regarding the new Sightline Directory

Blind and partially sighted people encouraged to Switch on to technology

RNIB release regarding Switch on to technology month during November 2012

Flackwell Heath girl, who is blind, stars in charity video encouraging other children to support RNIB

RNIB press release regarding Anna Foo, who stars in RNIB's video for schools to mark Read for RNIB Day

Last updated: 30 October 2012

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