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NWRC becomes Northern Ireland’s first college to receive RNIB’s Visibly Better Employer Quality Standard
North West Regional College has become Northern Ireland’s first ever college to achieve the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) ‘Visibly Better Employer’ standard.
RNIB meets with Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP
RNIB staff, including Chief Social Change Officer Vivienne Francis, took Wes Streeting MP on a guided walk to demonstrate the barriers blind and partially sighted people face getting from A to B. Alongside this, Mr Streeting heard about our priorities for vision rehabilitation, eye health and accessible health information over a coffee in his remit as Shadow Health and Care Secretary.
Paw-sitive reception for robot guide dog could lead to new assistive technologies
Blind and partially sighted people could soon receive help to find their way around indoor spaces from chatty robot guide dogs currently in development at a Scottish university.
Share your experiences of employment as new research shows shocking attitudes towards blind and partially sighted people
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Eye Health and Visual Impairment has launched an inquiry on employer attitudes and the employment experiences of blind and partially sighted people. This follows new polling published by the APPG which showed that 25 per cent of respondents said they would not be willing to make workplace adaptations and adjustments in order to employ a blind or partially sighted person.
The UK Government’s new Disability Action Plan
The new Disability Action Plan puts forward the UK Government’s aims to improve disabled people’s everyday lives and sow the seeds for longer-term change. We have outlined our immediate response.
McGill’s Buses Driver Swap is an Eye Opener
Drivers with McGill’s Buses in Renfrewshire took part in a hands-on training session this week [Tuesday, January 30th] to better understand the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers.
Inverness resident leads the way with sight loss walking group
An Inverness resident, supported by a national sight loss charity, meets monthly with other blind and partially sighted locals for a wander around Inverness city centre.
Shadow Secretary of State hears about the barriers to work for disabled people at a roundtable hosted by RNIB
The Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities and Chair of the Labour Party and National Policy Forum, Anneliese Dodds MP, met with RNIB, people with lived experience, and organisations from across the disability sector, to discuss what a future government can do to ensure disabled people are supported to enter and retain work and to address the disability pay gap.
Local bowlers get a shot at new Irish team
Four local bowlers with sight loss have been selected to take part in the first Irish disability bowls team.
BT attains RNIB’s Visibly Better Employer (VBE) quality standard
RNIB, the UK’s leading sight loss charity, has awarded its VBE quality standard to BT showing how the telecommunications giant is a better, more inclusive employer, through removing any unnecessary barriers to the recruitment process and making workplace adjustments.