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Parents talk about how ECLO opened up the world for their child
Mark Chapman is the ECLO at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He also runs a family group for Sight Concern Bedfordshire on a monthly basis. Chrissy French is the mother of Scarlett, age eight (as of 2022), who is registered severely sight impaired due to Retinopathy of Prematurity. Since the initial assessment in 2015, they have been seeing Mark in his ECLO capacity at the Hospital and on a regular basis at the family groups and have found his support invaluable. Chrissy describes Mark as being a rock. Over the years he has ensured that they have received all the benefits they’re entitled to, introduced them to a social network, and advised them on the latest technology. Securing all the right benefits to make life easier
RNIB volunteer encourages inclusivity for older people through technology
Padma Cheriyan is 82 years old and has macular degeneration and cataracts. Padma joined RNIB as a Campaign Co-ordinator in 2009 and volunteers locally in Milton Keynes for several charities. Feeling frustrated with the lack of support available for visually impaired people learning technology, she set up her own group to support and promote digital literacy among the visually impaired, with help from the Technology for Life team and some local volunteers.
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 author of the blog “Life of a Blind Girl” where she writes and creates content on living with sight loss. After graduating from university and working for a disability charity Holly discovered her passion for the charity sector. She now works for RNIB as a Social Media Officer and describes how she has found the role that connects her main passions for content creation and disability advocacy.
RNIB Scotland hosts Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference at Glasgow Science Centre
RNIB Scotland were pleased to host the ‘Inclusive Design For Sustainability’ conference at Glasgow Science Centre on June 21-22.
The King’s Coronation to be broadcast with live accessible commentary and audio description
The coronation of King Charles will be an occasion to bring the country together. The coronation of King Charles III will be broadcast with live accessible commentary on the red button on BBC1 and live audio description on ITV1 on Saturday 6th of May.
RNIB welcomes Kamiqua Lake as new Trustee
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced the appointment of a new Trustee, Kamiqua Lake.
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.
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.
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.
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.