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Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.
Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.

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Report finds NHS app falls short on accessibility

Only 3 per cent of blind and partially sighted people find the NHS App fully accessible, according to new research from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG…

Posted Monday, 2 November 2026 News type: News story

What the Autumn Budget means for blind and partially sighted people

Chancellor John Healey has laid out the UK Government’s tax and spending plans in the 2026 Budget. Here’s RNIB’s response to the announcements.

Posted Thursday, 29 October 2026 News type: News story

BBC broadcaster surprised on air with RNIB award

BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson recognised for efforts in raising awareness of living with sight loss with RNIB NI 'Visually Aware' City Champion 2026 award.

Posted Tuesday, 27 October 2026 News type: Press release

Let RNIB know about your experience of health information

This year we marked 10 years since the NHS Accessible Information Standard was introduced in England. Now RNIB is carrying out a survey to understand blind and…

Posted Thursday, 8 October 2026 News type: News story

Democracy Minister commits to improve accessible voting for blind voters

Yesterday (2 September), the UK Government committed to working on changes to improve voting accessibility for blind and partially sighted people following mon…

Posted Friday, 4 September 2026 News type: News story

Ten years and counting is too long to wait for accessible health information

A decade after the launch of the NHS England Accessible Information Standard, RNIB campaigners went to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to celeb…

Posted Thursday, 23 July 2026 News type: News story

What blind and partially sighted people need from the new Prime Minister

As Andy Burnham settles into his new role as Prime Minister, it’s a good time to recap on the changes we’re campaigning for.

Posted Monday, 20 July 2026 News type: News story

RNIB joins panel in Parliament on self-driving taxi services

With public pilots of self-driving taxi services set to begin on London’s streets in the coming months, RNIB’s Head of Policy joined a panel event in Parliamen…

Posted Friday, 26 June 2026 News type: News story

MPs visit RNIB’s mock polling station

On Wednesday 17 June, MPs and their staff joined RNIB in Parliament to learn how audio-tactile voting devices could enable blind and partially sighted people t…

Posted Friday, 26 June 2026 News type: News story

Minister for Care responds to RNIB’s Out of Sight petition

Back in March, a group of campaigners handed in RNIB’s biggest ever petition to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) as part of our Out of Sight cam…

Posted Tuesday, 9 June 2026 News type: News story