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Boris bike race for RNIB Rushton - the results!

Find out how Phil and Matt got on in their Boris bike grudge match across London. It was never going to be a straightforward race...

Amazon shares the love

Do your Valentine's shopping at Amazon.co.uk and RNIB receives a percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. How's that for sharing the love?

More than meets the eye report

Key measures in the new Welfare Reform Bill are a major assault on the incomes and independence of working age blind and partially sighted people. This is the finding of our new 'More Than Meets the Eye' report.

Happy Birthday messages for Talking Books

Listen to our audio clip of people wishing Happy Birthday to the Talking Book service. 75 years old this year! Hip hip...hooray!

Celebrating 75 years of Talking Books

Happy 75th Birthday to our Talking Book service. Hip hip...hooray! Find out how we've been helping people with sight loss enjoy reading since 1935. Plus revealing video and audio interviews with bestselling authors!

Favourite bedtime story voice winners revealed

Which celebrity was picked as favourite bedtime story voice? Find out the results in our recent poll.

UN Convention on the rights of disabled people

The government is giving us and you one last chance to comment on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK. With your help we've already responded to them twice, now we need a final push to make sure our opinions are central to the official report.

Government supports 20 per cent audio description

All the hard work by campaigners over the past decade to secure a 20 per cent target for audio description (AD) has paid off. The Minister for Broadcasting Ed Vaizey MP has announced his strong support for AD and the "iconic figure" of 20 per cent.

Shop signs and A-boards

Walking past shops too often involves running the risk of injury from their advertising boards spread across the pavement. A-boards are often scattered across walkways, making paths both cluttered and dangerous. Find out how we can help you campaign against the unregulated use of A-boards in your local area.

Benefit and pension payments by cheque

Don't be forced to move from cheque payments to a bank or building society account or a Post Office Card Account.

Attendance Allowance saved

There is good news in the Government's social care White Paper, published on 30 March.

Cost Oversight?

It is clear that the numbers of people at risk of eye disease will rise sharply over the next decade. Cost Oversight? is a new report on research into the costs of eye disease and sight loss commissioned by RNIB.

Care Quality Commission Consultation

Too many people losing their sight are going without the most basic forms of support. Recently campaigners helped bring this injustice to the attention of England's independent regulator of health and social care, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more about the message we sent.

Last updated: 18 April 2012

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