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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 tests four solutions to bring accessible voting one step closer

RNIB has trialled four different accessible voting solutions with blind and partially sighted voters, at an event supported by the Government and the Electoral…

Posted Wednesday, 27 September 2023 News type: Article

More than 115k blind and partially sighted people left without skills to thrive after sight loss

More than 115,000 blind and partially sighted adults across the UK have been left without the crucial support they are entitled to after being diagnosed with s…

Posted Thursday, 21 September 2023 News type: Press release

Having cancer as a person with sight loss is frightening

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB NI) together with Macmillan Cancer Support in Northern Ireland came together yesterday (Wednesday 20 Septemb…

Posted Thursday, 21 September 2023 News type: Press release

Fundraisers Kilt Up for RNIB

Fundraisers with sight loss took on a sponsored walk in tartan this Sunday, September 17th.

Posted Wednesday, 20 September 2023 News type: News story

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