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Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.
Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.

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RNIB’s free online resource for pupils and teachers gets a brand-new web platform

Thousands of children and young people across the UK with vision impairment and/or difficulty reading standard print due to conditions like dyslexia, can now a…

Posted Friday, 15 November 2024 News type: Press release

Bluetooth Auracast

A large part of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people is getting the audio right. Playing accessible audio through speakers isn’t always popular…

Posted Wednesday, 13 November 2024 News type: Blog

Braille at 200: The code that changed everyday life

Sue Marshall taught Braille as a volunteer with RNIB Scotland for many years. Sue explains how Braille has helped shape her, her husbands and many of her stude…

Posted Tuesday, 12 November 2024 News type: Article News type: News story

RNIB welcomes new Chief Technology Officer

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced the appointment of its first Chief Technology Officer. Linda Rogers joined the charity on Nov…

Posted Monday, 11 November 2024 News type: Press release

Vital support for eye clinics and patients - 30 year anniversary

RNIB has employed an ECLO at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s eye clinic for 30 years. Since then, the service has grown to 130 RNIB ECLOs and by the end o…

Posted Monday, 11 November 2024 News type: News story News type: Article News type: Press release

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’

Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day takes place on 16 November and sight loss charity RNIB Northern Ireland is putting the spotlight on the rare syndrome that causes b…

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024 News type: News story

Design for Every Gamer at the EGX Conference

On the 26 October, RNIB had the fantastic opportunity to host a panel event at EGX/MCM Comic Con in London.

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024 News type: News story

Read Amrit's story of advocacy and challenging misconceptions

Amrit Dhaliwal has had Glaucoma for most of her life and now has very little useful remaining vision. When her children started school and she found that she h…

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Blind content creator and disability advocate Claire Sisk announced as RNIB Ambassador

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is delighted to announce blind content creator Claire Sisk as the charity’s latest ambassador.

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024 News type: Press release

Blind voters excluded from voting in secret

RNIB Cymru’s Turned Out report reveals that only half of blind and partially sighted voters were satisfied with their voting experience at this year’s General …

Posted Tuesday, 5 November 2024 News type: News story