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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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More than 115k blind and partially sighted people left without skills to thrive after sight loss

More than 115,000 blind and partially sighted adults across the UK have been left without the crucial support they are entitled to after being diagnosed with s…

Posted Thursday, 21 September 2023 News type: Press release

Fife business achieves Visibly Better Employer Standard- helping people with sight loss gain employment

A digital learning company based in Dunfermline, has worked with RNIB to achieve the Visibly Better Employer Standard; an initiative which supports employers t…

Posted Wednesday, 6 September 2023 News type: News story

RNIB offers employer support for flexible working to bring big benefits at little cost

Employers can put flexible working conditions in place for people with sight loss - at less cost than they might think – and benefit from the boosted opportuni…

Posted Wednesday, 30 August 2023 News type: News story

High Court says DWP in breach of equality laws

The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in breach of equality laws for failing to provide accessible information about benefi…

Posted Tuesday, 15 August 2023 News type: News story

RNIB employee reveals how accessible working environments helped her thrive

Holly Tuke, age 26 (at the time of writing, 2022), from York, was born with Retinopathy of Prematurity, leaving her with only light perception. Holly is the au…

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Article

RNIB publishes Gender Pay Gap Report

In response to the Government’s requirement for all companies with over 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data, RNIB published its 2022 Gender Pay …

Posted Tuesday, 4 April 2023 News type: Press release

Thousands of jobs remain at risk due to Access to Work delays

Blind and partially sighted people are still facing delays in getting Access to Work support, putting jobs and job offers on the line.

Posted Thursday, 9 March 2023 News type: News story

RNIB demands urgent Government action to address Access to Work delays

Thousands of jobs and careers at risk due to increasing delays

Posted Thursday, 26 January 2023

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 …

Posted Thursday, 26 January 2023 News type: Press release

Reversing the trend in employment of people with sight loss

Leading sight loss charity RNIB calls on business, education and policy leaders to improve access to employment for people with sight loss.

Posted Thursday, 24 November 2022 News type: Press release