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South Lanarkshire School Election Highlights Sight Loss Challenges
Pupils at a South Lanarkshire school experienced the challenges voters with sight loss face when casting their ballots.
Fife councillors experience street obstacles wearing sight loss simulation-spectacles
A cross-party group of Dunfermline Councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets of Dunfermline this morning (Friday 24 November), wearing spectacles that mimic different sight loss conditions.
Falkirk MP visits RNIB Scotland's award-winning youth forum
Haggeye, which is run by RNIB Scotland, meets regularly to discuss important issues that are relevant to the group as well as hosting informative workshops. The group enables young blind and partially sighted people to campaign for change, influence the provision of services, meet new people and make new friends as well as discuss and share issues of concern with them.
Blind and partially sighted Glasgow residents will get in-person support and advice at their local library
RNIB Scotland are running monthly drop-in support sessions across Glasgow Life Libraries, where anyone can come along to access information about sight loss, RNIB services and to socialise with others with sight loss.
Blind student praises University for inclusive teaching
A student with sight loss has praised her university for the support she received during her studies.
“I am not just making a difference in a single day, it is long term”
Fanny Martin is a RNIB volunteer who talks about looking for volunteering outside of working hours and the fulfilment she finds in her role with the youth group in Edinburgh.
National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh hosted an Audio Described tour of their exhibition ‘Beyond The Little Black Dress’
The exhibition explores how the little black dress by fashion designer Coco Chanel has changed over time and impacted fashion and culture, from punk and afro-futurist fashions to pieces from hit TV show Killing Eve.
Final words from Need to Talk
A celebration is being held in Belfast to mark the end of a unique initiative which has helped over 1,300 people living with sight loss.
Fundraisers Kilt Up for RNIB
Fundraisers with sight loss took on a sponsored walk in tartan this Sunday, September 17th.
Borders Councillors Experience Street Hazards Facing Blind Residents
A group of Scottish Borders Councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets in Kelso, wearing spectacles that mimic different sight loss conditions. The exercise was arranged by national charity RNIB Scotland in a bid to demonstrate the problems that blind and partially sighted residents experience when confronted with advertising boards, bollards, cycle racks and café furniture.