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MSPs mark National Eye Health Week
RNIB Scotland are marking National Eye Health Week 2023 by encouraging MSPs to visit their local optometrists for their free eye exam. Taking part so far are MSPs Stuart McMillan, Jeremy Balfour, Michael Marra, and Colin Smyth, who each visited their local optometry practices this week. National Eye Health Week takes place from 18 to 24 September 2023 and highlights the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all.
Remember a Charity Week draws attention to the incredible impact of leaving gifts in wills on people’s lives
Speaking with Connect Radio on its 20th anniversary, Deborah Rosen, age 25, from Norfolk, explains how RNIB’s counselling service helped her to face a future with sight loss and discover a new path as a published author.
Your campaigning makes an impact in parliament debate on railway ticket office closures
The impact of the proposed closures on blind and partially sighted people was cited multiple times on Wednesday during a lively debate in parliament.
Love Island celebrity Ron Hall to take over radio station for people with sight loss
The reality TV finalist who has sight loss in one eye, will guest edit RNIB’s Connect Radio for its 20th anniversary celebrations.
Fife Man Praises Vital ECLO Service
“I didn’t have time to break down.” A Polish man living with sight loss in Fife has praised an RNIB Scotland service which supports patients facing a similar diagnosis.
Sight loss group tackling loneliness awarded by Tesco community scheme
A group for people with sight loss in Corstorphine, Edinburgh has been awarded £500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme.
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 to create an inclusive and accessible work environment for their blind and partially sighted employees.
Mona’s remarkable rugby experience with Ospreys
Mona Jethwa, RNIB’s Third Sector Stakeholder Engagement Manager, tried her hand at visually impaired (VI) rugby with Ospreys newest community rugby scheme in Wales.
RNIB demands scrapping of train ticket office closure plans
Today, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) staff and volunteers gathered outside the Department for Transport on behalf of thousands of blind and partially sighted people, who have expressed their deep opposition to plans to close rail ticket offices.