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2021 review: How accessible was our TV?
This review reflects viewer complaints received by the media and culture team at RNIB.
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 Governm…
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…
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 Y…
Making TV ads accessible for people with sight loss
On UK television, about a quarter of programming is delivered with audio description.
Freeview launches Accessible TV Guide
Freeview has launched an Accessible TV Guide for Freeview Play televisions and set-top boxes.
First Ever Museum Zoom Tour for People with Sight Loss in NI
Dr Jackie Witherow and Kathryn Thomson standing in museum foyer Sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has been working wit…
Accessible gaming grows with all-inclusive experiences
Gaming is not yet truly inclusive but there is a rise in the number of computer games blind and partially sighted gamers can play and enjoy.
RNIB NI Welcomes the Accessibility of the StopCOVID NI App
As part of RNIB NI’s ongoing campaign to address accessible healthcare information, they have been working with the Department of Health and Digital Health and…
How to log complaints about audio description
Ofcom Code on Television Access Services sets targets for the audio-description that broadcasters in the UK are required to provide under the Communications Ac…