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MPs learn about accessibility and assistive technology at RNIB event
On Monday 25 November, ninety MPs, including Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms, and their staff, joined RNIB in Parliament to learn how to make their offices and communications more accessible for constituents with sight loss, by taking simple steps like adding alt text to images, and making their surgeries inclusive.
The Power of Volunteering: Una’s Approach to Making a Difference
Una Mulgrew is a Community Connection Co-ordinator and Volunteer Manager at RNIB, based in Northern Ireland.
RNIB’s free online resource for pupils and teachers gets a brand-new web platform
Thousands of children and young people across the UK with vision impairment and/or difficulty reading standard print due to conditions like dyslexia, can now access more than a million books and images more quickly and easily after RNIB’s Bookshare service website has been given a major upgrade.
Bluetooth Auracast
A large part of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people is getting the audio right. Playing accessible audio through speakers isn’t always popular with people who don’t need the accessibility and connecting to audio feeds from televisions or in theatres or cinemas can be complicated or require specialist headsets which are not always reliable. John Paton from our Media, Culture and Immersive Technologies team takes a look at Bluetooth Auracast, a new technology that may be able to help.
Braille at 200: The code that changed everyday life
Sue Marshall taught Braille as a volunteer with RNIB Scotland for many years. Sue explains how Braille has helped shape her, her husbands and many of her students' lives.
RNIB welcomes new Chief Technology Officer
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced the appointment of its first Chief Technology Officer. Linda Rogers joined the charity on November 11, 2024.
Vital support for eye clinics and patients - 30 year anniversary
RNIB has employed an ECLO at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s eye clinic for 30 years. Since then, the service has grown to 130 RNIB ECLOs and by the end of 2024 there will be an ECLO in every major UK hospital eye clinic.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome: ‘I can’t believe my eyes’
Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day takes place on 16 November and sight loss charity RNIB Northern Ireland is putting the spotlight on the rare syndrome that causes blind and partially sighted people to experience terrifying hallucinations.
Read Amrit's story of advocacy and challenging misconceptions
Amrit Dhaliwal has had Glaucoma for most of her life and now has very little useful remaining vision. When her children started school and she found that she had more spare time, Amrit got in touch with RNIB for help on what to do next.
Design for Every Gamer at the EGX Conference
On the 26 October, RNIB had the fantastic opportunity to host a panel event at EGX/MCM Comic Con in London.