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100K in a Day fundraiser for RNIB
Co. Armagh man Christopher McConville has raised a staggering £1,535 for sight loss charity RNIB by walking from London to Brighton.
North East Mayor takes guided walk with RNIB to discover obstacles facing people with sight loss
Recently elected North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has undertaken a guided walk with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), to experience the challenges faced by blind and partially sighted people.
"It is still possible for blind and partially sighted people to go to matches and enjoy them”
Adam Woodmason has Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (ION). After receiving his diagnosis and being signposted to RNIB, Adam felt confident to get out and about in his community, which enabled him to reach out to his local football club to make attending matches more accessible. Adam speaks of his experience with Ipswich Town Football club and why it’s important to raise awareness of blind and partially sighted people who enjoy football, to motivate other stadiums to become more accessible to those with vision impairment.
RNIB gets ‘izzy-wizzy’ to celebrate Sooty’s 75th anniversary in the UK
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) celebrates Sooty’s 75th anniversary by launching a new Sooty Collection Box, which has been given a modernised glow-up.
Your call for accessible voting is delivered to Downing Street
RNIB campaigners and RNIB chair Anna Tylor delivered an open letter to Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to make accessible voting a reality for blind and partially sighted people.
Dumfries & Galloway teen thrives as volunteer
At just 18, Finlay Anderson has already achieved so much. Preparing to embark on a new academic journey at the University of Edinburgh to study Law, Finlay’s path has been paved with dedication to advocacy and volunteerism, which he began navigating from a young age after losing his sight.
Read 12 year old Mikey Poulli's story
Mikey Poulli, age 12 years old, has rod-cone dystrophy. Mikey has always had a love of football, ever since he could walk and run. He is now in training to play for England and dreams of winning the World Cup for England. His father John Poulli explains how Mikey has overcome his sight deterioration and is now succeeding as a young footballer.
How gaming has helped make a difference to Craig Brett's life
Craig Brett, age 33, has Leber Congenital Amaurosis. Craig works full-time as a software engineer and is also a volunteer, helping to run RNIB’s Connect group in the east of England for online gaming.
What are touch tours?
It’s festival time in Scotland, and there are plenty of performances and shows to mark in your calendar this season. But how can venues and performers make them more accessible to blind or partially sighted attendees?
“Our whole approach is about access and equality,” says the secondary school championing inclusivity for students with - and without - vision impairment
RNIB’s Children, Young People, Families and Education (CYPFE) team visited the Toynbee School in Hampshire. Toynbee has a purpose-built Resource Base equipped to support the needs of pupils with vision impairment (VI), and RNIB was keen to see how this centre of excellence is enabling students with (VI) to thrive.