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Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland marks Diabetes Week by emphasising importance of eye-screening
As the covid crisis hopefully eases, concerns are being focused on the impact of lockdown on other health conditions.
Great Grandma warns others not to take their eyesight for granted this Diabetes Week
There are now 100,000 people in Northern Ireland living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
Campaign update: how we are working with gyms to make them accessible
We are excited to share the progress Claire Lawrence, our Regional Campaigns Officer for the East Midlands, has been making as she campaigns on accessibility in local gyms and sports facilities.
RNIB guidance update: sighted guiding advice as coronavirus restrictions ease further
We’ve updated our guidance on sighted guiding for blind and partially sighted people in England, following the Government's announcement on 17 May.
Charities call for Network Rail and the Department for Transport to address rail safety faster
We've issued a joint statement on behalf of 11 UK-based disability rights organisations, calling on Network Rail, the Department for Transport and the Treasury to urgently fund and install missing warning tactile surface from railway platforms, 27 May 2021.
NI Retailers Come Together to Support Customers with Sight Loss
Retail NI, the Federation of Small Businesses in NI and a wealth of local shops and businesses have mobilised alongside sight loss charity RNIB to ensure blind and partially sighted shoppers and patrons are protected at the present time.
We’re supporting the "It’s everyone’s journey" campaign
"It’s everyone’s journey" is an awareness campaign from the Department for Transport to support equal access for all on public transport as we come out of lockdown.
Campaign update: funding plans for railway safety
On Wednesday (19 May) Transport Minister Chris Heaton Harris responded to a parliamentary question tabled by Sarah Olney MP, which asked when tactile paving will be installed across all rail platforms.
RNIB wins Third Sector Business Charity Award
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has won a prestigious industry award highlighting the vital support the charity provided to people with sight loss during the Coronavirus pandemic.
RNIB, the Guardian and Google unite to launch accessible storytelling website
Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day (20 May), the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), the Guardian and Google have launched Auditorial, an experiment in storytelling that can adapt to suit blind and low vision readers.