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Oban blind man could voice Lidl's new self-checkouts

An Oban man who lost his sight is a finalist in Lidl’s competition to find the new Scottish voice for its self-checkouts. Alan MacDonald volunteers with RNIB, is among over 5,000 entrants.

Posted Wednesday, 16 July 2025 News type: News story

Time Addressable Media Store (TAMS)

BBC R&D have been working on a way to speed up the content creation process which may also give audio describers more time to work on AD tracks.

Posted Wednesday, 16 July 2025 News type: Article

Blind astrophysicist inspires next generation

Eilidh Morrison (23), a physics graduate from Aberdeen and Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) was starstruck last month when she met her long-time inspiration, blind astrophysicist Dr Wanda Díaz-Merced.

Posted Monday, 14 April 2025 News type: News story News type: Press release

Deafblind woman wins Women in Data Award

The Women in Data Awards 2025 ceremony took place Thursday 27 March in North Greenwich, London. The award recognises women who are tech leaders, innovative, different, and pushing boundaries.

Posted Monday, 31 March 2025 News type: Press release

RNIB hosts Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference 2025

RNIB Scotland hosted our Inclusive Design for Sustainability (IDS) conference at the Glasgow Science Centre on March 17 and 18 2025.

Posted Thursday, 20 March 2025 News type: News story

Evaluating synthetic speech for audio description: insights from RNIB’s latest study

As synthetic speech continues to advance, its potential applications in accessibility are growing. For blind and partially sighted audiences, high-quality audio description (AD) plays a crucial role in making film and television more accessible.

Posted Wednesday, 12 March 2025 News type: News story

Technology for people with sight loss on show at RNIB Tech Fair 2025

Building on the runaway success of last year's event in Belfast, RNIB Northern Ireland (the Royal National Institute of Blind people) hosted the RNIB Technology Fair 2025 - bringing you skills and tools for modern living today in Lisburn.

Posted Wednesday, 26 February 2025 News type: Press release

Bill introduced in Parliament to tackle barriers faced by voters with sight loss

On Wednesday 22 January, Julie Minns MP (Labour, Carlisle), championed the rights of blind and partially sighted voters through a Ten-Minute Rule Bill, in collaboration with RNIB.

Posted Monday, 10 February 2025 News type: News story

Harping on about braille

A blind harpist will help mark an important milestone this week at the Scottish Parliament reception to celebrate the bicentenary of the invention of braille.

Posted Wednesday, 29 January 2025 News type: Case study News type: Article News type: News story

Technology, the Key to Independence

RNIB’s Technology Fair is Northern Ireland’s top tech event for people affected by sight loss. Bringing you skills and tools for modern living, this is the biggest showcase of assistive technology products for blind and partially sighted people in Northern Ireland and people like Sharon are delighted that it’s back and bigger than ever.

Posted Friday, 10 January 2025 News type: News story