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RNIB hosts Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference 2025

RNIB Scotland hosted our Inclusive Design for Sustainability (IDS) conference at the Glasgow Science Centre on March 17 and 18 2025.

Posted Thursday, 20 March 2025 News type: News story

Changes to benefits and employment support: What you need to know

Yesterday, the Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, launched a green paper (a consultation paper) setting out the UK Government’s major plans and proposals to reform health, disability benefits and employment support.

Posted Wednesday, 19 March 2025 News type: News story

Disney+ unveils accessible mural to celebrate the release of Daredevil: Born Again

RNIB and Disney have unveiled a striking mural of “Daredevil: Born Again” adversaries Daredevil (Matt Murdock) and Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) today at Manchester’s Corn Exchange. The mural was created by artist Insane51 in his signature ‘double exposure’ style, meaning it can be viewed through red and blue lenses and the naked eye, producing different images which are inspired by the duality of the show’s central rivalry, as well as Daredevil’s inner moral conflict.

Posted Monday, 17 March 2025

RNIB trains golf coaches at St Andrews

Thanks to a recent training session at St Andrews, more coaches are now equipped to support visually impaired golfers.

Posted Monday, 17 March 2025 News type: Article News type: News story News type: Your Stories

Mayor sees Bangor differently on guided walk

Mayor of Ards and North Down, Councillor Alistair Cathcart was given the chance to actively think about sight loss differently with a guided walk round main street on Thursday morning.

Posted Thursday, 13 March 2025 News type: Press release

Evaluating synthetic speech for audio description: insights from RNIB’s latest study

As synthetic speech continues to advance, its potential applications in accessibility are growing. For blind and partially sighted audiences, high-quality audio description (AD) plays a crucial role in making film and television more accessible.

Posted Wednesday, 12 March 2025 News type: News story

Girl with vision impairment wins World Book Day competition judged by top children’s author

10-year-old Rosie Davidson from Kent has won RNIB's writing competition for children with vision impairments, judged by award-winning children’s author Tom Palmer.

Posted Tuesday, 11 March 2025

RNIB signs open letter to the Chancellor opposing cuts to disability benefits

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has joined other leading charities in signing an open letter, organised by our friends at Scope, opposing cuts to disability benefits expected to be put forward this month.

Posted Tuesday, 11 March 2025 News type: News story

Major survey calls for new ideas on how to reinvent post diagnostic support for blind and partially sighted people

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is launching a new research study to better understand post diagnostic support across the sight loss sector.

Posted Friday, 7 March 2025 News type: Press release

Technology for people with sight loss on show at RNIB Tech Fair 2025

Building on the runaway success of last year's event in Belfast, RNIB Northern Ireland (the Royal National Institute of Blind people) hosted the RNIB Technology Fair 2025 - bringing you skills and tools for modern living today in Lisburn.

Posted Wednesday, 26 February 2025 News type: Press release