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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 joins call to #UnlockEducation for children with vision impairment

RNIB - and its education partners, including Thomas Pocklington Trust, are calling on political leaders and decision makers to ensure children and young people…

Posted Thursday, 15 June 2023 News type: News story News type: Press release

Specialist Hillingdon service marks five years supporting people diagnosed with sight loss

RNIB’s Eye Care Liaison Officer has supported hundreds of patients at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals

Posted Monday, 5 June 2023 News type: Press release

Jack Reacher narrator explains why he’s delighted to read for RNIB’s Talking Books service

RNIB is celebrating the milestone of 40,000 audio books in its online library

Posted Monday, 5 June 2023 News type: Press release

Celebrating a remarkable braille volunteer

Sehar Mashiyat, a volunteer braille tutor with leading sight loss charity RNIB, has an impressive story to tell.

Posted Friday, 2 June 2023 News type: News story News type: Your Stories News type: Case study

Fundraisers take on 4 Kiltwalks for sight loss

Two fundraisers with sight loss are taking on an 18-mile sponsored walk in tartan on Sunday 4 June 2023.

Posted Friday, 2 June 2023 News type: News story

Eleanor Rothwell's RNIB volunteering experience

Eleanor Rothwell, age 45, (as of November 2022), is a Community Connection Coordinator, based in Cardiff. For the last six years, Eleanor has managed a team of…

Posted Thursday, 1 June 2023

See Sport Differently tackles reasons why sport isn’t accessible for blind and partially sighted people

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and British Blind Sport (BBS) launch See Sport Differently participation campaign to tackle the disparity o…

Posted Thursday, 1 June 2023 News type: Press release

Volunteer Melanie Stewart discusses the impact of volunteering

Melanie Stewart, age 52, is partially sighted with optic atrophy, and has found that volunteering for RNIB has enriched her life. When she started losing her s…

Posted Thursday, 1 June 2023

Gail Burns, who had an undetected, detached retina, is running the Edinburgh Marathon this May

A woman who has had two eye operations is aiming to run her first 26.2 miles at the Edinburgh Marathon on May 28th.

Posted Friday, 26 May 2023 News type: Press release

RNIB volunteer Natalie Holford talks about volunteering

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 Thursday, 25 May 2023 News type: Your Stories