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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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Borders Councillors Experience Street Hazards Facing Blind Residents

A group of Scottish Borders Councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets in Kelso, wearing spectacles that mimic different sight l…

Posted Wednesday, 20 September 2023 News type: Press release

Technology is no longer a barrier - Jonathan Abro's story

Jonathan Abro has been volunteering in RNIB’s Tech for Life team for more than five years, supporting blind and partially sighted people – and their families a…

Posted Wednesday, 20 September 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories

MSPs mark National Eye Health Week

RNIB Scotland are marking National Eye Health Week 2023 by encouraging MSPs to visit their local optometrists for their free eye exam. Taking part so far a…

Posted Tuesday, 19 September 2023 News type: News story

Remember a Charity Week draws attention to the incredible impact of leaving gifts in wills on people’s lives

Speaking with Connect Radio on its 20th anniversary, Deborah Rosen, age 25, from Norfolk, explains how RNIB’s counselling service helped her to face a future w…

Posted Friday, 15 September 2023 News type: Case study News type: News story News type: Your Stories

Your campaigning makes an impact in parliament debate on railway ticket office closures

The impact of the proposed closures on blind and partially sighted people was cited multiple times on Wednesday during a lively debate in parliament.

Posted Friday, 15 September 2023 News type: News story

Love Island celebrity Ron Hall to take over radio station for people with sight loss

The reality TV finalist who has sight loss in one eye, will guest edit RNIB’s Connect Radio for its 20th anniversary celebrations.

Posted Monday, 11 September 2023 News type: Press release

Fife Man Praises Vital ECLO Service

“I didn’t have time to break down.” A Polish man living with sight loss in Fife has praised an RNIB Scotland service which supports patients facing a similar d…

Posted Thursday, 7 September 2023 News type: Press release

Fife business achieves Visibly Better Employer Standard- helping people with sight loss gain employment

A digital learning company based in Dunfermline, has worked with RNIB to achieve the Visibly Better Employer Standard; an initiative which supports employers t…

Posted Wednesday, 6 September 2023 News type: News story

Sight loss group tackling loneliness awarded by Tesco community scheme

A group for people with sight loss in Corstorphine, Edinburgh has been awarded £500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme.

Posted Wednesday, 6 September 2023 News type: News story