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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 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 moderni…

Posted Wednesday, 21 August 2024 News type: Press release

"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…

Posted Wednesday, 21 August 2024 News type: News story

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 bli…

Posted Wednesday, 14 August 2024 News type: News story

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 p…

Posted Monday, 12 August 2024 News type: Press release

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 pla…

Posted Monday, 5 August 2024 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories

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 the…

Posted Thursday, 1 August 2024 News type: Article

“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 …

Posted Wednesday, 31 July 2024 News type: News story

How volunteering can help to get your “mojo” back

Hazel Kelly, age 79 (as of December 2023), has a rare combination of conditions Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy and Band Keratopathy. With a love of organising ev…

Posted Thursday, 25 July 2024 News type: News story

Meet Edinburgh’s sight loss tandem group

An Edinburgh-based tandem group for blind and partially sighted people has shared more about how their cyclists enjoy the great outdoors.

Posted Thursday, 25 July 2024 News type: News story