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Calling for more audio described cinema screenings in Northern Ireland

14 year old Eryn from Fermanagh had to take a 140-mile round trip for audio described film screening of the Magic Faraway Tree

Posted Monday, 18 May 2026 News type: Press release News type: Article News type: News story

UK Government launches SEND reform consultation: What it means for children with vision impairment

The Department for Education has published proposals for wide-ranging reforms to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision in England, alongs…

Posted Friday, 27 February 2026 News type: News story

Martial arts mum fights for inclusive employment

A visually impaired mum in West Lothian is calling for more accessible and inclusive employment for people with sight loss.

Posted Tuesday, 6 January 2026 News type: News story

Looking for a better Scotland

This National Eye Health Week 2025, RNIB Scotland has launched its manifesto, ‘Looking For A Better Scotland’, urging all political parties to commit to action…

Posted Monday, 22 September 2025 News type: Press release

Nearly one in five parents say their children find standard school books “hard to see”

Thousands of children across the UK are struggling to read standard text school books according to a new poll from The Royal National Institute of Blind People.

Posted Thursday, 18 September 2025 News type: Press release

Children with vision impairment waiting up to 18 months for essential life skills training

Only one in four Scottish councils meets the national standard for habilitation support, leaving some children waiting more than a year for help developing bas…

Posted Thursday, 21 August 2025

Revvv It Up Festival set to become new family event of the year

The people of Dungiven and the surrounding areas are eagerly anticipating the return of the action-packed family festival roaring into Ballyguddin Road, Dungiv…

Posted Friday, 11 July 2025 News type: Press release

Poppy’s inspiring journey to skiing success

Poppy Watton, 13, from Donaghcloney, who has a visual impairment, has for the third consecutive year become the Northern Ireland Senior School Girl Ski Champio…

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: Press release

ECLO service wins prestigious AQS standard

RNIB’s flagship support service for people with sight conditions wins coveted quality standard.

Posted Thursday, 29 May 2025 News type: Press release

EastEnders airing visual impairment storyline

EastEnders is working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People on aa story centred around Lauren and Peter’s newborn son.

Posted Friday, 16 May 2025 News type: Press release