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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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Wheels in motion to create visually aware space for people with sight loss

Representatives from the Royal National Institute of Blind People in Northern Ireland (RNIB NI) met with the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council …

Posted Thursday, 2 March 2023 News type: Press release

Glen’s story shows how RNIB’s Talking Books inspires people with sight loss and helps to change lives

Every year, World Book Day on 2 March, is marked in 100 countries around the world, reminding us how important reading is for people with sight loss. RNIB’s Ta…

Posted Friday, 24 February 2023 News type: Your Stories News type: Case study

RNIB welcomes Network Rail commitment to install tactile paving at all rail stations within two years

Network Rail has pledged to install tactile paving on all rail platforms in Britain by 2025. This news follows RNIB’s #RailSafe campaign after the tragic death…

Posted Friday, 24 February 2023 News type: News story

RNIB revolutionise data and analytics capabilities to provide better services and support

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has partnered with leading digital transformation provider and data and AI specialist, ANS, to implement a …

Posted Tuesday, 21 February 2023 News type: Press release

Campaign to Combat avoidable sight loss in Ballymena

One in five us will experience sight loss in our lifetime, but did you know that over 50 per cent of sight loss is avoidable?

Posted Thursday, 9 February 2023

Children with sight loss to enjoy new play facilities at RNIB Share Chalet

Tuesday 31 January marked the official opening of a new dedicated play and calming area at sight loss support charity RNIB’s (Royal National Institute of Blind…

Posted Friday, 3 February 2023 News type: Press release

Key insights from the 2022 annual volunteer survey

I am Hannah Baguley, the Volunteering Insight Manager at RNIB and I am responsible for all of the volunteering research that we undertake.

Posted Wednesday, 1 February 2023 News type: Blog

Huda and Alia Hathaf share their volunteering experience

Huda and Alia Hathaf are sisters and based in Wales, they started volunteering in RNIB in the summer of 2020 as Telephone Group Facilitators. They are both stu…

Posted Monday, 30 January 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories

RNIB and Guide Dogs NI offer first of its kind sight loss training for school counsellors

Led by RNIB NI (The Royal National Institute of Blind People), in partnership with Guide Dogs NI, the Counselling Insight Project is a two-year venture that re…

Posted Friday, 27 January 2023 News type: Press release

RNIB demands urgent Government action to address Access to Work delays

Thousands of jobs and careers at risk due to increasing delays

Posted Thursday, 26 January 2023