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Martial arts mum fights for inclusive employment
A visually impaired mum in West Lothian is calling for more accessible and inclusive employment for people with sight loss.
Looking for a better Scotland
This National Eye Health Week 2025, RNIB Scotland has launched its manifesto, ‘Looking For A Better Scotland’, urging all political parties to commit to action ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.
Nearly one in five parents say their children find standard school books “hard to see”
Thousands of children across the UK are struggling to read standard text school books according to a new poll from The Royal National Institute of Blind People.
Children with vision impairment waiting up to 18 months for essential life skills training
Only one in four Scottish councils meets the national standard for habilitation support, leaving some children waiting more than a year for help developing basic independence skills, a new report by RNIB Scotland reveals.
Revvv It Up Festival set to become new family event of the year
The people of Dungiven and the surrounding areas are eagerly anticipating the return of the action-packed family festival roaring into Ballyguddin Road, Dungiven this 19 and 20 July.
Poppy’s inspiring journey to skiing success
Poppy Watton, 13, from Donaghcloney, who has a visual impairment, has for the third consecutive year become the Northern Ireland Senior School Girl Ski Champion at the Ski Club of Northern Ireland, with dreams of securing Olympic gold.
ECLO service wins prestigious AQS standard
RNIB’s flagship support service for people with sight conditions wins coveted quality standard.
EastEnders airing visual impairment storyline
EastEnders is working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People on aa story centred around Lauren and Peter’s newborn son.
New Funding Boosts Platform for Scotland’s Young Blind Voices
A youth-led forum for blind and partially sighted young people has secured vital funding, enabling a new period of opportunity for young blind and partially sighted people across Scotland.
Blind astrophysicist inspires next generation
Eilidh Morrison (23), a physics graduate from Aberdeen and Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) was starstruck last month when she met her long-time inspiration, blind astrophysicist Dr Wanda Díaz-Merced.