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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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What's it like creating your own literary world of characters and scenery when you are blind or partially sighted?

Given the wide spectrum of sight loss it's hard to generalise, while many people who lose sight may have had fuller vision for much of their life.

Posted Thursday, 13 October 2022 News type: Article

RNIB provides braille transcript for first CBeebies Bedtime Story read in braille

Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is delighted to join forces with CBeebies Bedtime Stories and Paralympian Lora Fachi…

Posted Thursday, 13 October 2022 News type: Press release

RNIB launches new campaign to dispel myths and encourage people to ‘See the person, not the sight loss’

Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) and The&Partnership have launched a new campaign ‘See the person, not the sight loss…

Posted Wednesday, 5 October 2022 News type: Press release

RNIB demands the Government do more to support blind and partially sighted people struggling with the cost of living

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) handed in a petition signed by 2733 people to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) demanding that they…

Posted Thursday, 29 September 2022 News type: Press release

Health Minister Supports Campaign to Combat Unnecessary Sight Loss

During National Eye Health Week (19th to 25th September), Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann lent his support to a nationwide awareness campaign ca…

Posted Thursday, 29 September 2022 News type: Press release

RNIB responds to UK Government’s mini-budget and energy price guarantee

The UK Government’s mini-budget and energy price guarantee do not go far enough to support blind and partially sighted people through the cost of living crisis.

Posted Tuesday, 27 September 2022 News type: News story

Blind man from Glasgow welcomes safety paving to the platforms of his local station

Last April, Michael Tornow (41) accidently fell from the platform edge at Bellgrove station in Glasgow and was rescued by fellow passengers just minutes before…

Posted Monday, 26 September 2022 News type: News story

Don't neglect your sight, charity warns

RNIB Scotland has joined forces with Optometry Scotland during National Eye Health Week this week to highlight the importance of going for regular eye examinat…

Posted Monday, 19 September 2022 News type: News story

RNIB Connect Radio remembers our Late Patron

Many people, including boxer Anthony Ogogo, Bronze medal winner at the 2012 Olympics in London and Denise Leigh, the opera singer, have been talking to RNIB Co…

Posted Friday, 16 September 2022