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Blind and partially sighted people in East Grinstead share stories of vital eye clinic support service

People affected by eye conditions and sight loss in the East Grinstead area have gathered together to share how a hospital eye clinic support service has been changing lives.

Posted Friday, 16 May 2025

EastEnders airing visual impairment storyline

EastEnders is working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People on aa story centred around Lauren and Peter’s newborn son.

Posted Friday, 16 May 2025 News type: Press release

New Funding Boosts Platform for Scotland’s Young Blind Voices

A youth-led forum for blind and partially sighted young people has secured vital funding, enabling a new period of opportunity for young blind and partially sighted people across Scotland.

Posted Thursday, 15 May 2025 News type: News story

A recap of the 2025 local elections in England

Local elections took place in many areas across England on 1 May. Throughout the build up to election day, we worked to make the voting experience for blind and partially sighted people as accessible as possible. We engaged with local authority Electoral Services and supported blind and partially sighted people to request the adjustments they need to vote independently and in secret, as is our right. Read on to hear more about what we did, and what lies in store over the next year.

Posted Wednesday, 14 May 2025 News type: News story

The NHS 10-Year Health Plan: What do blind and partially sighted people want it to include?

In late 2024 and early 2025, a major public consultation was held to inform the shaping of a new NHS 10 Year Plan for England, due to be published this June.

Posted Friday, 9 May 2025 News type: News story

RNIB CEO to step down in December 2025

Matt Stringer, Chief Executive of the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced that he will be stepping down from his role.

Posted Thursday, 17 April 2025

Shocking experiences of blind patients lead to improved cervical screening standards

Blind women in Scotland have reported distressing experiences when attending cervical screening appointments, with some describing procedures as “rough” and “painful,” and feeling uninformed and unsupported throughout.

Posted Wednesday, 16 April 2025 News type: Press release

Blind astrophysicist inspires next generation

Eilidh Morrison (23), a physics graduate from Aberdeen and Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) was starstruck last month when she met her long-time inspiration, blind astrophysicist Dr Wanda Díaz-Merced.

Posted Monday, 14 April 2025 News type: News story News type: Press release

Our Futures, our voice, our choice

This was the theme of a celebration held on Saturday, 5 April in Belfast’s Black Box for a group of young people living with vision impairment.

Posted Monday, 7 April 2025 News type: Press release

RNIB publishes Gender Pay Gap report 2024

In response to the Government’s requirement for all companies with over 250 employees to publish their gender pay gap data, RNIB published its 2024 Gender Pay Gap report.

Posted Wednesday, 2 April 2025 News type: Article