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Bluetooth Auracast

A large part of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people is getting the audio right. Playing accessible audio through speakers isn’t always popular with people who don’t need the accessibility and connecting to audio feeds from televisions or in theatres or cinemas can be complicated or require specialist headsets which are not always reliable. John Paton from our Media, Culture and Immersive Technologies team takes a look at Bluetooth Auracast, a new technology that may be able to help.

Posted Wednesday, 13 November 2024 News type: Blog

History of RNIB Eye Care Liaison Officers

It’s now 30 years since RNIB provided its very first Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO), pioneering our service which gives vital emotional and practical support for people with an eye condition diagnosis.

Posted Wednesday, 23 October 2024 News type: Blog

Paris 2024 Olympics commentary review

My name is Jonny Marshall and I work in RNIB’s Media Culture and Immersive Technologies team. Over the last couple of years we have conducted a significant amount of research into blind and partially sighted people's thoughts on making sports commentaries more accessible.

Posted Friday, 6 September 2024 News type: Article News type: Blog

Mona’s remarkable rugby experience with Ospreys

Mona Jethwa, RNIB’s Third Sector Stakeholder Engagement Manager, tried her hand at visually impaired (VI) rugby with Ospreys newest community rugby scheme in Wales.

Posted Tuesday, 5 September 2023 News type: Blog

Supporting your customers during the cost of living crisis

Our Business Services team has put together some tips to help you support your customers during the cost of living crisis.

Posted Wednesday, 17 May 2023 News type: Blog

Volunteer Advisory Council reaches the four nations

I am Joanne Wilson, Volunteer Support Project Manager at RNIB. My role involves leading on Volunteer Engagement including managing the Volunteer Advisory Council and Project Management support in the Volunteering Team.

Posted Thursday, 11 May 2023 News type: News story News type: Blog

Supporting volunteer campaigners to make a difference

Maqsood Sheikh is a Senior Regional Campaigns Officer with RNIB. Maqsood supports volunteer campaigners in the Yorkshire & Humber region with local campaigns about issues affecting blind and partially sighted people ranging from accessible information to transport or any issue the volunteer feels strongly about.

Posted Wednesday, 26 April 2023 News type: Blog

Key insights from the 2022 annual volunteer survey

I am Hannah Baguley, the Volunteering Insight Manager at RNIB and I am responsible for all of the volunteering research that we undertake.

Posted Wednesday, 1 February 2023 News type: Blog

Sekha Hall tells us about his partner Cleveland

Sekha Hall talks about unsafe railway stations and how his partner, Cleveland's life was cut short.

Posted Friday, 5 March 2021 News type: Blog

Ansley’s blog: Why we’re calling for all information to be accessible

Have you ever had to ask a friend, neighbour, carer or your child to read your hospital test results or appointment letter?

Posted Thursday, 25 February 2021 News type: Blog