Vision magazine


Vision is an award-winning, bi-monthly magazine available exclusively for RNIB Members.

It's produced in audio CD, Daisy CD, braille, clear print (14 point) and email.

The audio versions are produced as a radio-style programme with presenters and on-location interviews.

Subscribe to Vision magazine

Vision magazine is sent exclusively to RNIB Members.

Join today by purchasing an annual RNIB Membership subscription from our online shop or by calling us on 0303 1234 555.

Membership costs £15 if you pay by Direct Debit, or £17 for payment by any other method.

What's in Vision?

Each edition, Vision brings you a range of popular favourites:


  • Letters - air your views and read what's getting others talking.
  • Recipes - tasty treats, scrumptious snacks and delicious dinners, courtesy of Vision magazine.
  • Audio book reviews - who needs Richard and Judy when you've got Vision magazine?

We also cover a wide range of topics that matter to our readers. Highlights from the April/May 2012 edition include:

  • The art of living: craft workshop creates new skills and friends!
  • Run up to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games: how blind and partially sighted people are getting involved
  • "I owe my life to Blind Veterans UK": President, Ray Hazan OBE, tells how the organisation helped him get back on track after being blinded by a bomb in the 1970s.
  • PIP: why we need to campaign now and write to our MPs before the Government's consultation on proposals for the new Personal Independence Payment closes on 30 April.
  • Technology column: the new Apple iPhone 4S and how it could be useful for blind and partially sighted people.

Free audio highlights

This edition: How arts and crafts have made a difference to a group of blind and partially sighted people's lives. Plus London 2012 and a review of Apple's new iPhone 4S.

Vision podcast April/May 2012 (MP3, 12.8MB)

Vision April/May 2012 transcript (Word, 50KB)

If you like what you've heard, why not become an RNIB Member? You'll receive six editions of Vision magazine each year, in a format that suits you.

Vision is about you

Vision provides a unique, accessible way to share news, views and knowledge with other RNIB Members.

We would like to hear from you if you have something that you would like to share in a letter to Vision magazine. It could be:

  • a personal story
  • your opinion on a particular issue
  • events/happenings within your organisation
  • an individual or friend's achievement
  • a service or product that has helped you
  • handy hints for daily living.
If you're interested in contributing, contact the editor, Clare Conley, by post or email:

Clare Conley
Editor, Vision magazine
RNIB
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE

Email: visionmagazine@rnib.org.uk

Last updated: 16 April 2012

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