Wales

RNIB Cymru works for the 100,000 people in Wales with serious sight loss.

Our services provide practical solutions to everyday challenges. We campaign for the inclusion of people with sight loss and we run pilot projects within our communities. We promote eye health by running public health awareness campaigns. We also work in partnership with organisations across Wales to provide local services.

Letters from Santa in Welsh

Do you know a child that would like to write to Santa and receive a reply in Welsh, and in an accessible format - Braille, audio, email or Large Print? This year, the elves and fairies at RNIB Cymru are ready and waiting to lend Santa a helping hand.

Write to Santa Claus, RNIB Cymru, Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff, CF24 5TD by 8 December 2008. Or email santa@rnib.org.uk by 22 December. Please include the child's name, address, age and whether they would like a reply in Braille (grade 1 or 2), large print, on audio tape or audio CD.

Welsh Language Service

If you want to write or speak to someone at RNIB in Welsh, contact our Welsh Language Service.

Wales marches on London for fairer benefits

Message from Sarah Rochira, Director of RNIB Cymru

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on 15 October at the DLA lobby in London. More than 1,500 people from across the UK made the journey to let the government know how unfair its refusal to grant the higher level of mobility allowance to blind and partially sighted people is.

More than 150 people from all over Wales joined the lobby demonstrating the huge strength of feeling on this issue. We have had huge support, both in Wales and nationally, from across the political parties on this issue.

View photos of the lobby

Find out more

You can still get involved! Find out more about the DLA campaign and how you can help - by writing to your MP or to your local paper.

Assembly Members support the lobby

More than two thirds of Welsh MPs have now supported us by signing an Early Day Motion in the UK Parliament, or by writing to the government to show their support. To them, on behalf of the 100,000 blind and partially sighted people in Wales, we say a huge thank you.

The National Assembly for Wales AMs Jenny Randerson, Jonathan Morgan, Bethan Jenkins and Sandy Mewies have tabled a Joint Statement of Opinion supporting the lobby. They urge MPs to make the changes to the current benefit so that it is fair to blind people.

You can see which AMs supported the Statement.

Training on Deaf awareness and understanding sight loss

RNIB Cymru has joined forces with RNID to bring a unique one-day training programme combining Deaf Awareness and Understanding Sight Loss training.

The Sensory Awareness Training course is being piloted in Cardiff and Llandudno in November and December. It provides practical information and guidance for organisations in becoming more accessible to their service users with hearing and/or sight loss.

Course details: Sensory Awareness Training

AMD treatments victory

£5 million is pledged to fund sight-saving treatments for AMD - a victory for people with wet AMD in Wales!

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Last updated: 25/11/2008 12:31