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Celebrating a remarkable braille volunteer
Sehar Mashiyat, a volunteer braille tutor with leading sight loss charity RNIB, has an impressive story to tell.
Gail Burns, who had an undetected, detached retina, is running the Edinburgh Marathon this May
A woman who has had two eye operations is aiming to run her first 26.2 miles at the Edinburgh Marathon on May 28th.
RNIB Scotland calls for Street Credibility
RNIB Scotland is delighted to bring you our latest report: Street Credibility: making Scotland’s streets accessible for people with sight loss.
Muirend man Alan Stewart will mark 10 years of sight loss as he embarks on a 14 mile sponsored walk in clan tartan on Sunday, April 30th
The Kiltwalk is an annual multi-city event allowing anyone to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about. Alan, who will wear his Black Stewart tartan kilt, has chosen to raise funds in Glasgow’s Kiltwalk for national sight loss charity RNIB. It's a cause that's important to him and over 180,000 other people who have sight loss in Scotland, as well as their friends and families.
RNIB Scotland helps Lothian Buses train drivers to help passengers with sight loss
Drivers with Lothian Buses will take part in a hands-on training session today to better understand the needs of blind and partially sighted passengers.
Edinburgh City councillors join blind residents to experience Leith Walk hazards
Two local authority councillors will attempt to find their way down Leith Walk in Edinburgh today while wearing special spectacles that simulate sight loss conditions.
National conference will discuss care pathway for those losing their sight
A gathering of over 140 eye-health professionals will meet in Edinburgh today to discuss how to improve the treatment and care of patients at risk of losing their sight.
Thousands of jobs at risk due to Government failures in managing the Access to Work scheme
RNIB is demanding that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) makes drastic improvements to the Access to Work scheme it runs to support disabled people to find and stay in work. In December 2022 there were 25,103 outstanding applications, an increase of more than 10,000 in 12 months.
Edinburgh group will support and encourage performers with sight loss
A unique group to help blind and partially sighted people find work in the performing arts has been launched in Edinburgh.
Braille still as vital as ever, insists Dunoon man with sight loss
Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, despite the advances of new technology, says Scotland's leading sight loss charity.