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Blind Aberdeenshire Man Stresses Importance of Volunteering

As we mark Volunteers’ Week, RNIB Scotland is proud to tell the story of one of our longstanding volunteers and community members, Bruce Christie (59).

Posted Monday, 16 June 2025 News type: Press release

What you need to know following the UK Government’s spending review

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced the Spending Review, setting out budgets for government departments through to 2029. RNIB welcomes investment in the N…

Posted Wednesday, 11 June 2025 News type: News story

How we’re influencing the UK Government’s "Keep Britain Working" review

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) recently hosted an employment roundtable, in our London office, bringing together colleagues from nine nati…

Posted Wednesday, 11 June 2025 News type: News story

Free telephone courses help people adapt to life with sight loss

A free four-week telephone course for anyone experiencing sight loss, as well as family members and close friends, is helping to improve the lives of blind and…

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: News story

Blind Edinburgh Man Named Young Volunteer of the Year

Daryl Stewart (23), a long-standing volunteer with sight loss charity RNIB Scotland, has been awarded the Special Recognition Award for Young Volunteer of the …

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: Press release

RNIB appoints Sir Jim Harra as new Vice Chair

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has appointed Sir Jim Harra to take up the roles of Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the Go…

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: Press release

New Horizons for leaders with sight loss

Today marks the dawn of an exciting new chapter for leaders with lived experience of sight loss. New Horizons, a pioneering leadership programme, is set to emp…

Posted Thursday, 5 June 2025

Smart students with Vision Impairment built AI robot to help with their exam revision

Students with Vision Impairment at The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) in Hereford are making revision for their summer exams that bit less daunting…

Posted Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Six simple solutions which could create NHS savings of over £1bn over the next decade – as well as saving people’s vision – have been identified by the UK’s leading sight loss organisation

Six simple solutions which could create NHS savings of over £1bn over the next decade – as well as saving people’s vision – have been identified by the UK’s le…

Posted Tuesday, 3 June 2025

ECLO service wins prestigious AQS standard

RNIB’s flagship support service for people with sight conditions wins coveted quality standard.

Posted Thursday, 29 May 2025 News type: Press release