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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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Three in four guide dog owners illegally refused service

Posted Thursday, 13 June 2019 News type: Press release

Successful challenge to guide dog refusal

A private hire taxi company has been fined by Preston Magistrates' Court, after refusing a passenger travelling with a guide dog.

Posted Thursday, 13 June 2019 News type: News story

Bus timetable bid voted down

Scotland's leading sight loss charity has expressed its disappointment that a key move to improve the accessibility of transport for blind and partially sighte…

Posted Thursday, 13 June 2019 News type: News story

Eye Work Too programme helps more people with sight loss gain work experience

In Northern Ireland, there are an estimated 53,500 people living with sight loss, of which 11,600 are of working age. Whilst overall employment figures are at …

Posted Thursday, 13 June 2019 News type: News story

Shut out due to sight loss

New figures, launched today, show that three-quarters of guide dog owners (76 per cent) have been illegally turned away by businesses and services, such as tax…

Posted Thursday, 13 June 2019 News type: News story

We're challenging Hampshire County Council cuts

Hampshire County Council cuts funding for children with special education needs. We are urgently calling on the Education Secretary Damian Hinds to challenge H…

Posted Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Keeping employees who experience sight loss needn't be difficult, new RNIB pack advises

What do you do if one of your employees is losing their sight? Lose them and all the skills, knowledge, experience and relationships they have built up?

Posted Wednesday, 29 May 2019 News type: News story

RNIB Scotland launches manifesto for the European Union elections

Scotland's six elected Members of the European Parliament can still help to transform services for people with disabilities as part of a legacy to the EU.

Posted Friday, 17 May 2019 News type: News story

Banks can no longer ignore financial inclusion

This week the Treasury Committee published its report on consumer access to financial services, warning that banks can no longer ignore financial inclusion.

Posted Tuesday, 14 May 2019