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What's it like creating your own literary world of characters and scenery when you are blind or partially sighted?

Given the wide spectrum of sight loss it's hard to generalise, while many people who lose sight may have had fuller vision for much of their life.

Posted Thursday, 13 October 2022 News type: Article

Blind man from Glasgow welcomes safety paving to the platforms of his local station

Last April, Michael Tornow (41) accidently fell from the platform edge at Bellgrove station in Glasgow and was rescued by fellow passengers just minutes before a train arrived.

Posted Monday, 26 September 2022 News type: News story

Don't neglect your sight, charity warns

RNIB Scotland has joined forces with Optometry Scotland during National Eye Health Week this week to highlight the importance of going for regular eye examinations

Posted Monday, 19 September 2022 News type: News story

How blind and partially sighted student can cope with challenges they face

A Scotland-wide group for young people with sight loss is promoting ten top tips to help cope with the demands of adapting to individual study and navigating a new environment, while perhaps being away from home for the first time.

Posted Friday, 16 September 2022 News type: Article

Blind and partially sighted readers have good reason to celebrate Book Lovers Day

They can now have their favourite work read to them just by voicing the wish.

Posted Tuesday, 9 August 2022 News type: Article

Young Scots with sight loss have their say on council elections

With the Scottish local authority elections taking place today, one seldom heard from group of voters are voicing their hopes for the future

Posted Thursday, 5 May 2022 News type: News story

Blind or partially sighted young people urge employers to focus on what they can rather than can't do

Their call is echoed in the manifesto of national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland for the local authority elections on Thursday [May 5th], which asks councils to take a lead in ensuring recruitment practices are equal and accessible.

Posted Thursday, 28 April 2022 News type: News story

More classroom support needed for pupils with sight loss

Young people who are blind or partially sighted have backed a call by national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland for the need to train more specialist teachers to provide extra support in mainstream schools

Posted Thursday, 28 April 2022 News type: News story

RNIB Scotland's 'Local Vision' manifesto for council elections launched

Scotland's leading sight loss charity has called for a new post-coronavirus deal for blind and partially sighted people following the local authority elections on 5 May this year

Posted Monday, 25 April 2022 News type: News story

Sight loss support service in Highlands marks five years of help

A life-changing service, run in partnership between NHS Highlands and national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland celebrates a key anniversary this week.

Posted Wednesday, 6 April 2022 News type: News story