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National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh hosted an Audio Described tour of their exhibition ‘Beyond The Little Black Dress’
The exhibition explores how the little black dress by fashion designer Coco Chanel has changed over time and impacted fashion and culture, from punk and afro-futurist fashions to pieces from hit TV show Killing Eve.
Final words from Need to Talk
A celebration is being held in Belfast to mark the end of a unique initiative which has helped over 1,300 people living with sight loss.
Fundraisers Kilt Up for RNIB
Fundraisers with sight loss took on a sponsored walk in tartan this Sunday, September 17th.
Borders Councillors Experience Street Hazards Facing Blind Residents
A group of Scottish Borders Councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets in Kelso, wearing spectacles that mimic different sight loss conditions. The exercise was arranged by national charity RNIB Scotland in a bid to demonstrate the problems that blind and partially sighted residents experience when confronted with advertising boards, bollards, cycle racks and café furniture.
MSPs mark National Eye Health Week
RNIB Scotland are marking National Eye Health Week 2023 by encouraging MSPs to visit their local optometrists for their free eye exam. Taking part so far are MSPs Stuart McMillan, Jeremy Balfour, Michael Marra, and Colin Smyth, who each visited their local optometry practices this week. National Eye Health Week takes place from 18 to 24 September 2023 and highlights the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all.
Fife Man Praises Vital ECLO Service
“I didn’t have time to break down.” A Polish man living with sight loss in Fife has praised an RNIB Scotland service which supports patients facing a similar diagnosis.
Fife business achieves Visibly Better Employer Standard- helping people with sight loss gain employment
A digital learning company based in Dunfermline, has worked with RNIB to achieve the Visibly Better Employer Standard; an initiative which supports employers to create an inclusive and accessible work environment for their blind and partially sighted employees.
Sight loss group tackling loneliness awarded by Tesco community scheme
A group for people with sight loss in Corstorphine, Edinburgh has been awarded £500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme.
Two fundraisers take on a 20-mile sponsored walk on behalf of young people with sight loss
This August on Sunday 20, two fundraisers take on a 20-mile sponsored walk. The Kiltwalk is an annual multi-city event allowing anyone to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about. Reece Watt (24) and Anna MacKenzie (48) will be embarking on the Dundee Kiltwalk to raise funds for Haggeye, a young persons’ campaign forum organised by national sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland.
Blind actor and TikTok sensation set to take centre stage for the first time at Edinburgh Fringe
"Take The Bins Out" follows the journey of character, Finley Whitmore whose sight loss diagnosis turns his world upside down, and by coming to terms with the implications of that diagnosis, gains insight into himself and every relationship in his life.