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RNIB responds to Ofcom’s work plan 2023/2024

RNIB has pushed Ofcom to start looking at the accessibility of Gaming and the Metaverse in their plan for next year. We have also stressed that the work on affordability of communication services needs to consider blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Friday, 3 March 2023

RNIB revolutionise data and analytics capabilities to provide better services and support

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has partnered with leading digital transformation provider and data and AI specialist, ANS, to implement a modern data platform in Microsoft Azure. This will support RNIB in maturing their organisational data and analytics capability and, the pursuit of their vision to create a world without barriers where people with sight loss can lead full lives.

Posted Tuesday, 21 February 2023 News type: Press release

2022 review: How accessible was our TV?

Here is our roundup of the important news that has happened in TV and Video on Demand (VOD) accessibility in the past year.

Posted Monday, 19 December 2022 News type: Article

Revolutionary app for blind and partially sighted people launches at V&A Dundee

V&A Dundee, Scotland’s design museum, will host the launch of a new app today [Friday, December 9th] that could transform how blind and partially sighted people navigate and enjoy public spaces.

Posted Friday, 9 December 2022 News type: News story

V&A Dundee tries out new app for visitors with sight loss

A group of blind and partially sighted people will visit V&A Dundee today to test a pioneering new device that might transform their ability to appreciate the contents

Posted Thursday, 10 March 2022 News type: News story

RNIB research reveals gaming inaccessible for people with sight loss

Gaming is not yet accessible for many blind and partially sighted people, according to new RNIB research involving over 500 participants living with sight loss.

Posted Wednesday, 2 March 2022 News type: News story

2021 review: How accessible was our TV?

This review reflects viewer complaints received by the media and culture team at RNIB.

Posted Wednesday, 29 December 2021 News type: Article

RNIB and RNID call on Government to make on-demand TV content accessible

We have partnered with RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People) to write to the Minister for Digital Infrastructure, Matt Warman, urging the Government to fulfil its commitments to make catch up services accessible.

Posted Tuesday, 20 July 2021

New public sector app accessibility regulations come into force today

From today (23 June 2021), public sector mobile apps must comply with the same accessibility standards as websites, hopefully improving the user experience for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Scribit launches new audio description tool for online videos

The Dutch company, Scribit.pro, has created an easy-to-use tool to produce captions, transcripts and audio description for online videos, such as the ones on YouTube.

Posted Thursday, 11 March 2021 News type: News story