Living with sight loss news

News and updates for people living with sight loss, or for anyone supporting someone with sight loss.

A gift Dads will love

If your Dad is an avid book reader but struggles to read print, why not treat him this Father's Day with a gift subscription to Talking Books

Chelsea Flower Show garden opens at RNIB Pears Centre

On Tuesday 22 May 2012, the Lord Mayor Elect, Councillor Tim Sawdon and the Lady Mayoress Elect, Mrs Nicky Sawdon, officially opened the newly installed garden at RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning in Coventry, North Warwickshire.

Older people and the internet

A study by BT and RNIB has investigated why many older blind and partially sighted people aren't using the internet.

Book quiz

Win an audio book a month. We have teamed up with audio book publishers AudioGO to offer you a fantastic opportunity to win an audio book of your choice throughout 2012.

Talking set top box recorder from TVonics

TVonics and Ivona have worked in collaboration with RNIB to launch a Freeview+ digital TV HD recorder that is easy to use for people with sight loss. Find out more about this exciting development and where to get one.

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol DVD and Blu-ray released with AD

Published: 23 April 2012 The fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible series will be released this week on the DVD and Blu-ray with audio description (AD).

New iPad tablet computer

There are many devices on the market which can be used for reading eBooks. The latest to hit the news headlines is Apple's the new iPad, launched on 16 March.

Six steps library survey

Make a Noise in Libraries Fortnight (MANIL) will run from 11 to 24 June this year and we need your help to take part in a quick survey at your local library. Across the UK, 181 out of 209 library authorities have signed up to undertake six low cost steps to improve what they offer for blind and partially sighted readers.

Memory sticks on DAISY player

We know that some talking book readers have been experiencing difficulties playing content on USB sticks in their PTX1 DAISY players. We have investigated the problem and now have a new firmware release designed to fix it.

Online Reference Service

For many years, we have offered an Online Reference Service free of charge to all our readers. Our aim has been to provide an accessible source of online material, including newspapers, magazines and journals, covering a wide range of subjects. This service has now been discontinued because of the very low number of users and the high cost to the Library of subscribing to these information websites.

No Talking Book subscription increase

We are pleased to confirm that there will be no annual increase in the subscription fee for the Talking Book Service in 2012-13.

Talking book CD wallets

Some of our Talking Book readers have expressed concern about the new CD envelopes we are using to send out Talking Books so we would like to explain the reasons behind this change.

Spreading the joy of reading

RNIB is giving away hundreds of free copies of audio books this week to mark World Book Night on 23 April. Will you be one of the lucky ones?

World Book Day at RNIB Pears Centre

Staff and students at RNIB Pears Centre marked World Book Day 2012 by holding a theme day that all students from the school were involved with.

Celebration of industry success: accessibility of current and upcoming television technology

Published: 12 April 2012 This event was seen as an opportunity to celebrate the great achievements and innovations in advancing access to Digital TV services and products for blind and partially sighted people in the UK.

Last updated: 11 July 2012

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