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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.

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RNIB and Girlguiding South West England partner to inspire girls to create more accessible communities

Girlguiding South West England and Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have announced a new partnership to help girls and young women understand si…

Posted Thursday, 15 October 2026

Glasgow Tech Hub offers help for people with sight loss

A new service launching at the Mitchell Library this month will help blind and partially sighted people get to grips with laptops, smartphones and more.

Posted Thursday, 15 October 2026 News type: News story

Breathing Space bench launched with sight loss community

A new Breathing Space bench has been unveiled by national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland in partnership with NHS24 and Breathing Space this week, marking Wor…

Posted Monday, 12 October 2026 News type: News story

Let RNIB know about your experience of health information

This year we marked 10 years since the NHS Accessible Information Standard was introduced in England. Now RNIB is carrying out a survey to understand blind and…

Posted Thursday, 8 October 2026 News type: News story

Ongoing cost of living crisis is hitting blind and partially sighted people hard, new RNIB research reveals

New research from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has revealed the significant financial pressures facing blind and partially sighted peopl…

Posted Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Two in five UK adults interested in listening to television drama without the screen, RNIB research finds

New research commissioned by sight loss charity RNIB and conducted by Ipsos found that 42 per cent of UK adults aged 18 to 65 expressed interest in listening t…

Posted Monday, 14 September 2026

AI smart glasses as assistive technology

The rise in AI smart glasses, like Meta AI smart glasses, has meant some blind and partially sighted people are benefitting from hands-free access to informati…

Posted Monday, 14 September 2026 News type: News story

Take part in our survey on AI smart glasses

There’s a lot of discussion among blind and partially sighted people – and the wider public and media – about the rise in AI smart glasses like Meta smart glas…

Posted Friday, 11 September 2026 News type: News story

Democracy Minister commits to improve accessible voting for blind voters

Yesterday (2 September), the UK Government committed to working on changes to improve voting accessibility for blind and partially sighted people following mon…

Posted Friday, 4 September 2026 News type: News story

RNIB comment on free 24 hour bus travel for disabled people in England

Read RNIB's reaction to a move by the government to extend free bus travel to eligible disabled people in England around the clock.

Posted Friday, 21 August 2026 News type: News story