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Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.
Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.

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Six ways RNIB have helped make businesses more accessible

We’re working hard to make sure that measures are being put in place to make businesses and supermarkets more accessible for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Tuesday, 4 August 2020 News type: Article

RNIB comment on inaccessible tweet from Matt Hancock re lockdown restrictions

Posted Monday, 3 August 2020 News type: Press release

RNIB announces new Chair of Trustees

Posted Friday, 31 July 2020 News type: Press release

People with sight loss in Edinburgh at risk due to new street designs

RNIB Scotland has expressed concern that moves underway to reconfigure the streets of the capital are putting blind and partially sighted people at risk.

Posted Thursday, 30 July 2020 News type: News story

E-scooters: essential guidance

We have been highlighting our serious concerns about the impact e-scooters could have on the safety, confidence and independence of blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Tuesday, 28 July 2020 News type: Article

Braille versions of coronavirus testing information will be available

Sight loss charity RNIB Scotland will produce braille versions of the Scottish Government Test and Protect guidance relating to the current coronavirus situation.

Posted Thursday, 23 July 2020 News type: News story

Iceland stores in Scotland offer priority shopping delivery slots to customers with sight loss

Blind and partially sighted people in Scotland who have been struggling to get food and groceries will now be offered priority access to online delivery slots from Iceland stores.

Posted Monday, 20 July 2020 News type: News story

World Upside Down: Making sure coronavirus updates, testing and contact tracing are accessible

One of the ways coronavirus has turned the World Upside Down is the sheer number of new announcements and instructions the Government has issued to keep us all safe. We’ve been working hard to make sure this information is accessible to blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Friday, 17 July 2020 News type: News story