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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.

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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

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

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…

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 …

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: Press release

New Funding Boosts Platform for Scotland’s Young Blind Voices

A youth-led forum for blind and partially sighted young people has secured vital funding, enabling a new period of opportunity for young blind and partially si…

Posted Thursday, 15 May 2025 News type: News story

Shocking experiences of blind patients lead to improved cervical screening standards

Blind women in Scotland have reported distressing experiences when attending cervical screening appointments, with some describing procedures as “rough” and “p…

Posted Wednesday, 16 April 2025 News type: Press release

Blind astrophysicist inspires next generation

Eilidh Morrison (23), a physics graduate from Aberdeen and Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) was starstruck last month when she met her long-time …

Posted Monday, 14 April 2025 News type: News story News type: Press release

Contact your MP about proposed changes to disability benefits and Universal Credit

Last week the UK Government announced major proposals to change the benefit system which risk making many blind and partially sighted people worse off by hundr…

Posted Monday, 31 March 2025 News type: News story

Charity urges change in attitudes towards mothers with sight loss

Ahead of Mother's Day (Sunday 30 March), leading sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has released research that shows the ba…

Posted Wednesday, 26 March 2025 News type: Press release

RNIB hosts Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference 2025

RNIB Scotland hosted our Inclusive Design for Sustainability (IDS) conference at the Glasgow Science Centre on March 17 and 18 2025.

Posted Thursday, 20 March 2025 News type: News story