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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.

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Limitations are batted away at Glasgow Blind Cricket event

A unique event is being run in Glasgow this weekend for blind and sighted people to have a go at visually impaired cricket.

Posted Thursday, 25 April 2024 News type: Press release

RNIB has been awarded £398,807 of funding from the British Gas Energy Trust

The British Gas Energy Trust is investing around £13m to help people in or close to fuel poverty by funding 38 frontline money and energy advice services acros…

Posted Wednesday, 24 April 2024 News type: Press release

McGill’s Driver Swap in Larbert is an Eye Opener

Posted Tuesday, 23 April 2024 News type: Press release

UK Government’s proposed welfare changes are the answer to the wrong question

The Prime Minister has declared that he wants to ‘put work at the heart of welfare’, announcing a package of new measures.

Posted Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Belfast Care provider shortlisted for RNIB See Differently Award

Unique Home Care NI has been shortlisted for an RNIB See Differently Award in recognition of their work in making the company an accessible place of work for a…

Posted Monday, 22 April 2024

Campaigner from Derry/Londonderry shortlisted for RNIB See Differently Award

A campaigner from Derry/Londonderry has been shortlisted for an RNIB See Differently Award in recognition of his vigorous campaigning to make his local council…

Posted Monday, 22 April 2024

Pocket Gamer Connects conference

Earlier this year, RNIB's Jonny Marshall had the opportunity to attend the Pocket Gamer Connects video games conference in London, with the aim of raising the …

Posted Monday, 22 April 2024 News type: Article

New Loughborough University research for RNIB reveals that a quarter of blind and partially sighted people miss out on their disability benefits

New research from the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, produced for RNIB, reveals that more than one in four blind and partiall…

Posted Friday, 19 April 2024 News type: Press release

RNIB response to the Minister for Disabled People role being upgraded in seniority

Response from RNIB following the news about the Minister for Disabled People role being upgraded in seniority, after the role was downgraded in December 2023:

Posted Monday, 15 April 2024 News type: News story

John Gainham’s story - Community Connection and ECLO volunteering

John Gainham has been volunteering in the West Midlands, originally supporting the local ECLO service and then volunteering with Community Connection at the Er…

Posted Thursday, 11 April 2024 News type: News story