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RNIB responds to misguided Facebook comments around sight loss and technology use

Our streets should be accessible for all!

Our Policy and Campaigns Manager, Hugh Huddy, tells us about re-developments called 'shared space' that are being implemented by local councils without sufficient regard for the impact on blind and partially sighted people's safety.

Specialist support for people diagnosed with sight loss introduced in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

RNIB receives £1m from People’s Postcode Lottery

Statement on NHS long-term plan

The NHS Long Term Plan is now available

RNIB welcomes the NHS Long Term Plan for England, particularly the focus on prevention of ill-health to enable people to live longer healthier lives.

Audio description for 360-degree content

Over the past year, we've experimented extensively with audio descriptions on 360-degree content in the Immersive Accessibility (ImAc) Project. The aim is to find solutions for enhancing the viewing experience of someone with sight loss watching this content.

Audio description comes to Amazon Prime Video

Amazon this week rolled out audio description on its UK Prime Catalogue for its viewers with sight loss.

Audio description on BBC

Richard Kurzik, Senior Service Manager for Access Services at the BBC talks about audio description (AD) at BBC.

Audio description on UKTV

Steve Whyte, Senior Compliance Advisor at UKTV, talks about audio description (AD) at UKTV Channels