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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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UK sight loss charities write to the Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, in response to proposed train ticket office closures

The ten charities representing blind and partially sighted people are requesting an urgent meeting to discuss the hugely negative impact that closures of almos…

Posted Friday, 14 July 2023 News type: News story News type: Press release

Graduate Helen describes how she studied while living with sight loss

A Swansea grandmother with sight loss has graduated from The Open University (OU) in Wales with a BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Psychology.

Posted Wednesday, 12 July 2023 News type: News story

Glasgow-based RNIB Connect Radio celebrating twenty years of broadcasting

Blind and partially sighted presenters taking on a series of impressive challenges to bust the myths around what people with sight loss can do.

Posted Wednesday, 12 July 2023 News type: Press release

RNIB calls for inclusive street design at LGA conference

Councillors from across the political spectrum, as well as local authority officials, heard our calls for inclusive street design at the Local Government Assoc…

Posted Tuesday, 11 July 2023 News type: Press release News type: News story

RNIB Bookshare opens world of books for young girl and mother

Samantha Stout is 48 years old and lives with her daughter Jessica, age 10, in West Sussex. Jessica was born with cataracts, Microphthalmia and Nystagmus. …

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Your Stories News type: Case study

Jessica, age 8, discovers world of music with RNIB's services

8-year-old Jessica Hardy lives in West Sussex. Jessica was born with cataracts, microphthalmia and nystagmus. However, she doesn’t let her visual impairments h…

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories

RNIB volunteer talks about how volunteering changed her life

Natalie Holford, age 59, has Marfan’s syndrome and is registered as Severely sight impaired in 2019 following a stroke. Having volunteered previously, she now …

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Case study

RNIB employee reveals how accessible working environments helped her thrive

Holly Tuke, age 26 (at the time of writing, 2022), from York, was born with Retinopathy of Prematurity, leaving her with only light perception. Holly is the au…

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Article

RNIB collaborates with garden designers to create a specially designed multi-sensory long border at RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

Visitors to the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park from Wednesday 19 – Sunday 23 July will be able to explore a specially-designed long border by touch, smell and sou…

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Press release

Steering The Way To Inclusive Travel

One of Scotland’s leading public transportation providers has won an award at this year's Scottish Transport Awards for an initiative that gives drivers insigh…

Posted Monday, 10 July 2023 News type: Press release