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New Scottish Government website offers vital one-stop resource for people with sight loss
Leading sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland, has welcomed the launch of a new Scottish Government website that brings together information on all aspects of sigh…
People with sight loss can now access thousands of audio books through Alexa
Blind and partially sighted people can now say “Alexa, open RNIB Talking Books” to get instant access to thousands of RNIB audio books.
RNIB delivers Disability Awareness training to MPs
It’s essential MPs understand sight loss and accessibility to service their blind and partially sighted constituents. We’ve been working hard in Parliament to …
RNIB backs report recommendations to improve low vision services
RNIB is adding its voice to calls from across the sight loss sector, to review the commissioning and provision of low vision services in England. This follows …
Campaign success: blind women invited to local GP consultation panel
Steve Hyde, RNIB’s Regional Campaigns Officer for the South West, has helped a woman with visual impairment get access to a previously inaccessible consultatio…
National Disability Strategy: Too early to tell
The new National Disability Strategy is out today, promising to improve the lives of disabled people as part of the Government’s “levelling up” agenda.
Blind TV Licence concession made easier to access
A ground-breaking agreement between the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), TV Licensing and the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) will make it …
RNIB guidance update: sighted guiding after 19 July 2021
Following the relaxation of coronavirus rules, we’ve issued revised guidance on sighted guiding, agreed with Guide Dogs and Thomas Pocklington Trust.
Government consults on improving benefits and employment support
The Government is consulting on how the welfare system can better meet the needs of disabled people and people with health conditions, so people can live indep…
RNIB delivers petition demanding rail safety for passengers with sight loss
We have delivered the rail safe petition backing our calls for tactile paving to be urgently installed across the rail network - signed by 15,817 people - to N…