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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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Milton Keynes mother shares experiences of parenthood with sight loss

Hannah Burgess, 26 from Milton Keynes has been sharing her experiences of being a mother with sight loss to mark Mothers’ Day (Sunday 10 March) with the Royal …

Posted Monday, 4 March 2024 News type: Press release

Top turn out for tech event in NI for people affected by sight loss

Yesterday (Wednesday 28 February), the Europa Hotel in Belfast played host to RNIB’s Technology for Life Fair - the biggest showcase of assistive technology pr…

Posted Friday, 1 March 2024 News type: Press release

Blind Comedian Takes To The Stage at Glasgow Comedy Festival

A blind comedian takes to the stage this month at Glasgow’s International Comedy Festival for his first solo show.

Posted Thursday, 29 February 2024 News type: Article

“She’s the Lewis Capaldi of the art world" - the young visually impaired artist transforming creativity

Hannah Evans (17) from Linlithgow, has been creating art since she was three years old and has three group exhibitions and three large solo shows under her bel…

Posted Thursday, 15 February 2024 News type: News story

Partially Sighted Poet Focuses on Visual Impairment and Parenthood in New Book

Glasgow-based poet Nuala Watt (39) aims to show that disabled people “have important things to say” in her latest book of poems, ‘The Department of Work and Pe…

Posted Thursday, 15 February 2024 News type: Press release

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 Emp…

Posted Monday, 12 February 2024 News type: Press release

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 sigh…

Posted Friday, 9 February 2024 News type: News story

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 Sc…

Posted Friday, 9 February 2024 News type: Press release

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 b…

Posted Thursday, 8 February 2024 News type: News story

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 h…

Posted Wednesday, 7 February 2024 News type: Article News type: News story