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Breaking records and barriers
Northern Irish Songstress Andrea Begley has a new single and an exciting new role as the Chairperson of RNIB’s Network Committee.
Calls to RNIB advice line set to more than triple
The sight loss advice line run by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is set to receive a 240 per cent increase in calls about emotional suppor…
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.
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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?