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Smart students with Vision Impairment built AI robot to help with their exam revision

Students with Vision Impairment at The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) in Hereford are making revision for their summer exams that bit less daunting with the help of an AI robot head named Atlas which is helping coach them for their exams.

Posted Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Six simple solutions which could create NHS savings of over £1bn over the next decade – as well as saving people’s vision – have been identified by the UK’s leading sight loss organisation

Six simple solutions which could create NHS savings of over £1bn over the next decade – as well as saving people’s vision – have been identified by the UK’s leading sight loss organisation

Posted Tuesday, 3 June 2025

ECLO service wins prestigious AQS standard

RNIB’s flagship support service for people with sight conditions wins coveted quality standard.

Posted Thursday, 29 May 2025 News type: Press release

Lucille Franks' Story

Lucille Franks, age 53, has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and cataracts, having been diagnosed with RP in her 40s. She lives with her husband and two teenage daughters. Lucille explains how she has received vital assistance from RNIB’s benefits team to secure financial support, and how she’s trying to manage the household with the rising living costs.

Posted Thursday, 29 May 2025 News type: Your Stories

RNIB Connect Radio recognised with ARIAS nomination

Glasgow-based RNIB Connect Radio has been recognised with a nomination at the 2025 Audio and Radio Industry Awards (ARIAS), in the ‘Best Event Coverage’ category, for its impactful and inclusive coverage of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

Posted Friday, 23 May 2025 News type: News story

DCC Joint Letter on Welfare Reform

In response to growing concerns about the impact welfare reforms might have on disabled people, RNIB (as part of the Disability Charities Consortium) has signed a joint letter urging the government to pause current processes and engage in a full public consultation.

Posted Wednesday, 21 May 2025

All aboard? Our new report on navigating bus travel with sight loss

Buses are the most used form of public transport for blind and partially sighted people, and provide a vital service in getting to work, being able to attend healthcare appointments, complete education, and be part of communities. RNIB’s new #AllAboard report shows that particular barriers are making bus travel too challenging for many, and outlines the steps needed to make bus travel more accessible.

Posted Wednesday, 21 May 2025 News type: News story

Bus services are “failing their blind and partially sighted passengers in Wales”

Just one in 10 blind or partially sighted people can make all the journeys they want or need to by bus in Wales, according to a report released today by RNIB Cymru.

Posted Wednesday, 21 May 2025 News type: News story

RNIB makes Channel Islands stop on UK ‘Braille and Beyond’ library tour

Blind and partially sighted people are invited to attend at Jersey library to share how braille and other reading technology has impacted their lives.

Posted Wednesday, 21 May 2025

RNIB makes Channel Islands stop on UK ‘Braille and Beyond’ library tour

Blind and partially sighted people will gather at the Guille-Allès Library in Guernsey on Tuesday May 20, to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the invention of braille.

Posted Tuesday, 20 May 2025 News type: Press release