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Edinburgh's iconic floral clock celebrates 200 years of braille

Edinburgh’s iconic floral clock- the oldest in the world- is marking 200 years of braille, the tactile code that enables blind and partially sighted people to read by touch.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story

Poppy’s inspiring journey to skiing success

Poppy Watton, 13, from Donaghcloney, who has a visual impairment, has for the third consecutive year become the Northern Ireland Senior School Girl Ski Champion at the Ski Club of Northern Ireland, with dreams of securing Olympic gold.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: Press release

Every Thursday at 11am, something quietly powerful happens across Scotland

RNIB Talk and Support group, and for many, it’s become the most meaningful conversation of their week.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story

Free Telephone Course Helps People Adapt to Life with Sight Loss

A free four-week telephone course for anyone experiencing sight loss, as well as family members and close friends, is helping to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted participants.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Blind Aberdeenshire Man Stresses Importance of Volunteering

As we mark Volunteers’ Week, RNIB Scotland is proud to tell the story of one of our longstanding volunteers and community members, Bruce Christie (59).

Posted Monday, 16 June 2025 News type: Press release

What you need to know following the UK Government’s spending review

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced the Spending Review, setting out budgets for government departments through to 2029. RNIB welcomes investment in the NHS and in transport infrastructure, but we remain concerned about the urgent funding needs of local authorities. Without immediate support for vital social care services like vision rehabilitation, many blind and partially sighted people face long waits for the help they need to live independently.

Posted Wednesday, 11 June 2025 News type: News story

How we’re influencing the UK Government’s "Keep Britain Working" review

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) recently hosted an employment roundtable, in our London office, bringing together colleagues from nine national disability charities in the Disability Charities Consortium (DCC), employers, and the team running the UK Government’s independent review on inclusive employment, to discuss strategies for recruiting and retaining disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.

Posted Wednesday, 11 June 2025 News type: News story

Free telephone courses help people adapt to life with sight loss

A free four-week telephone course for anyone experiencing sight loss, as well as family members and close friends, is helping to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted participants.

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: News story

Blind Edinburgh Man Named Young Volunteer of the Year

Daryl Stewart (23), a long-standing volunteer with sight loss charity RNIB Scotland, has been awarded the Special Recognition Award for Young Volunteer of the Year at the 2025 Inspiring Volunteer Awards, run by Volunteer Edinburgh.

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: Press release

RNIB appoints Sir Jim Harra as new Vice Chair

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has appointed Sir Jim Harra to take up the roles of Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee.

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: Press release