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Letters from Santa - letter to editor

Posted Monday, 18 November 2019 News type: Press release

Voters with sight loss struggle with system that is 'a parody of the election process'

Blind and partially sighted voters still struggle to cast their ballot papers in secret, says a leading sight loss charity as it launches its manifesto for the December 12th General Election.

Posted Monday, 18 November 2019 News type: News story

Why we now need regulation for access services on On-Demand TV more than ever

In the first half of 2019, just over 75 per cent of the programming on Channel 4's E4 was broadcast with audio description (AD).

Posted Friday, 15 November 2019 News type: News story

An update from our CEO

Posted Thursday, 14 November 2019 News type: Press release

Blind and partially sighted volunteers put their stamp on fundraising appeal

A group of blind and partially sighted crafters came together on Thursday to create a huge Christmas collage—entirely made of stamps.

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2019 News type: News story

Gareth’s Rugby World Cup blog – part 3

RNIB Cymru’s rugby guru Gareth Davies is one of the star players of the UK’s Visually Impaired rugby team currently competing at the World Cup in Japan. He’s keeping us updated about the team’s adventures.

Posted Monday, 28 October 2019 News type: Blog

Cash-strapped councils failing 1 in 3 children with vision impairment says report

Posted Tuesday, 22 October 2019 News type: Press release

Gareth’s Rugby World Cup blog - part 2

RNIB Cymru’s rugby guru Gareth Davies is one of the star players of the UK’s Visually Impaired rugby team currently competing at the World Cup in Japan. He’s keeping us updated about the team’s adventures

Posted Monday, 21 October 2019 News type: Blog

Bus drivers experience their service without sight at Swap With Me event

Eleven of our campaigners from across South Wales swapped places with Stagecoach bus drivers to raise awareness of the difficulties blind and partially sighted people face when using public transport.

Posted Friday, 18 October 2019 News type: News story