Employment news

Make your premises accessible

12 Feb 2020

RNIB Employment Manager, Kudirat Adeniyi, has spoken to Facilitate, the magazine for Workplace and Facilities Management professionals. This easy to follow article has lots of simple adjustments that any office should consider to make their premises more accessible to people with sight loss.

RNIB and Open University release careers podcasts for students with sight loss

6 Dec 2019

RNIB are celebrating the release of a new series of careers podcasts for students with sight loss, created with the Open University Careers and Employability Team.

These short interviews are designed to help Open University students with sight loss understand and navigate the world of career planning, job seeking, employment and promotions. Recorded with our friendly and professional employment advisors, these podcasts are a great resource to help anyone starting out.

Connect Radio explore employment

25 Oct 2019

Connect Radio have launched a new series of interviews all about RNIB’s Employment Service, to give listeners an overview of our work and current projects.

Designing buildings with partial sight

13 Jun 2019

RNIB Northern Ireland’s Eye Work Too project has helped a talented young architect secure a prestigious student placement. Danny Cartin has been partially sighted since birth and is blazing a trail helping to design buildings in Belfast.

Minimum Wage rises this month

5 Apr 2019

Two million UK workers on minimum wages are receiving a pay rise. Check how you might be affected.