Creating change, with blind and partially sighted people
Two people walking down street outside Belfast City Hall. One person holds a long cane and is being guided by another person holding shopping bags.
Our campaigning work focuses on the key issues and barriers identified by blind and partially sighted people across Northern Ireland.
We work alongside blind and partially sighted people, engaging with key partners and stakeholders in raising awareness of sight loss, and placing related issues at the centre of public policy planning - believing that together we can bring about unprecedented societal change.
Find out what we've been working on and how you can support our work to help make a real difference.
Our current key areas of focus:
- Accessible health information
- Adequate accessible transport
- Safe and accessible public spaces
- Accessible voting
- Inclusive education
- Ending preventable sight loss - #EyeCareWeCare
- Inclusive employment
Get involved – regional campaigning groups
There are a number of local campaigning groups across Northern Ireland, welcoming new members hoping to work together to make positive change. Groups have campaigned over the years on a number of issues such as: pavement parking, street furniture, local transport, accessible menus in restaurants, and more. We hope to see the development of more of these groups, with options to influence change online, and encourage more young people to join and lend their valuable voices, and change things for the better, for generations to come.
Get in touch if you would like to get involved, or simply find out more, by emailing [email protected].
We’re doing what matters most
RNIB NI has responded to the Executive Office’s Draft Programme for Government 2024-27, ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most’: RNIB NI Response to Draft Programme for Government.
Our response, which has been endorsed by other vision impairment sector organisations, highlights RNIB’s two key asks from the Executive over the next three years: to address waiting lists, and to guarantee that those living with or without sight loss in Northern Ireland are entitled to the same benefits and support as anyone else living in the UK.
If you are interested in campaigning on any issue related to sight loss, please contact [email protected].
Latest news
Find out about our latest awareness raising work on our NI News page.
If you’re interested in supporting any of our campaigning work, contact us on [email protected] or get in touch with the NI Policy and Campaigns team via our Helpline on 0303 123 9999.
You can learn more about RNIB’s UK wide campaigns and access our campaigning toolkits on our Campaigns pages: Support RNIB campaigns - help people with sight loss | RNIB | RNIB.
Publications
Find us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and BlueSky.
You can also find our new RNIB NI podcast through most podcast streaming services. Listen to hear a monthly conversation about RNIB's policy and campaigning work in Northern Ireland. Let know what you'd like us to discuss in future episodes by emailing [email protected].
