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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.
Making a Splash: 20 Years of RNIB Connect Radio
RNIB Connect Radio’s presenters are taking on a series of impressive challenges to bust the myths around what people with sight loss can do and to mark twenty years of broadcasting.
A blind Perthshire man has achieved a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
Will Kent is 21, lives in Forgandenny, and has Stargardt disease, an inherited eye condition that affects the macula of the eye. From his diagnosis at age nine, Will was severely sight impaired, he became completely blind by adulthood.
Edinburgh Fringe to feature blind and partially sighted performers
What’s it like to see a show… without seeing it? This question will be answered by a unique group of blind and partially sighted performers taking part in a ‘Cabaret in the Dark’ at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Graduate Helen describes how she studied while living with sight loss
A Swansea grandmother with sight loss has graduated from The Open University (OU) in Wales with a BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Psychology.
Steering The Way To Inclusive Travel
One of Scotland’s leading public transportation providers has won an award at this year's Scottish Transport Awards for an initiative that gives drivers insight into the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers.
RNIB Scotland hosts Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference at Glasgow Science Centre
RNIB Scotland were pleased to host the ‘Inclusive Design For Sustainability’ conference at Glasgow Science Centre on June 21-22.
Celebrating a remarkable braille volunteer
Sehar Mashiyat, a volunteer braille tutor with leading sight loss charity RNIB, has an impressive story to tell.