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Before you ask, people with sight loss can start their own business
Before you ask, people with sight loss can start their own business, “I don’t see my visual impairment as a barrier, so want to reassure others that nothing sh…
Micheál shares his story on World Diabetes Day
Micheál Smith (49) lives in Belfast with his wife Sharon. He has type 1 Diabetes and has been insulin dependent since the age of 13. In 2016 Micheál was diagno…
Leading NI charities collaborate to See Cancer Differently
RNIB, together with Macmillan Cancer Support in Northern Ireland, came together on Wednesday, 20 September to host an event to challenge leading health and soc…
Royal honour for running sensation Tony
Believe in yourself and magic will happen. That’s the motto that Tony Barclay lives and breathes every day. He even has it tattooed on his arm. But Tony (64),…
Final words from Need to Talk
A celebration has been held in Belfast to mark the end of a unique initiative which has helped over 1,300 people living with sight loss.
See dining differently in Derry this World Sight Day
On World Sight Day, Thursday 12 October, Northwest Regional College in Derry/Londonderry, played host to a special ‘Dining in the Dark’ experience for invited …
Having cancer as a person with sight loss is frightening
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB NI) together with Macmillan Cancer Support in Northern Ireland came together yesterday (Wednesday 20 Septemb…
Father and son run in the sun for RNIB
Lurgan father of two Nevan Lavery, 52 and his 18-year-old son Adam, have raised an incredible £2,945 for sight loss charity Royal National Institute of Blind P…
Popular Strabane bar raises £3K to support RNIB
Supporters of the annual Tommy Falconer Memorial golf tournament in Strabane have raised an incredible £3,000 for the Royal National Institute of Blind People …
Children and young people with vision impairment are missing out on vital support
A new Freedom of Information (FOI) report conducted by sight loss charity, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in Northern Ireland, found that …