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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.
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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RNIB provides braille transcript for first CBeebies Bedtime Story read in braille

Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is delighted to join forces with CBeebies Bedtime Stories and Paralympian Lora Fachi…

Posted Thursday, 13 October 2022 News type: Press release

Banbridge Sisters' singing raises £3,000 for RNIB

They set themselves a £100 target, but two young sisters from Banbridge have sung their way to £3,000 for RNIB – and they’re not done yet!

Posted Wednesday, 19 January 2022 News type: News story

RNIB responds to the Queen’s Speech 2021

On 11 May, the UK Government’s priorities for the year ahead were announced in the Queen’s Speech. Find out what we have to say about some of the relevant issu…

Posted Monday, 17 May 2021 News type: Article

How we helped parents and children tackle remote learning difficulties during lockdown

Since England entered its third national lockdown, RNIB has been working hard to ensure children with vision impairment, and their parents, have access to the …

Posted Thursday, 21 January 2021 News type: Article

Our Future is Now in Our Hands

Children and young people with sight loss in Northern Ireland are celebrating as today marks the launch of an exciting new project that will empower them to sh…

Posted Wednesday, 11 November 2020 News type: News story

RNIB launches Sensory Scavenger Hunt activity-pack for children

RNIB has launched an exciting new Sensory Scavenger Hunt activity pack that lets children of all ages understand their senses beyond sight through fun challeng…

Posted Monday, 26 October 2020 News type: News story

Letters from Santa - letter to editor

Posted Monday, 18 November 2019 News type: Press release

We're challenging Hampshire County Council cuts

Hampshire County Council cuts funding for children with special education needs. We are urgently calling on the Education Secretary Damian Hinds to challenge H…

Posted Tuesday, 11 June 2019

RNIB Cymru calls on Newport council to reverse decision to withdraw from Sencom

RNIB Cymru is joining forces with other sight loss organisations in Wales to challenge a decision made by Newport City Council to withdraw from the Sencom serv…

Posted Tuesday, 12 February 2019 News type: News story