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  • "Why I love to crochet"
  • A different way to see the world
  • Adventures on a tall ship
  • Art for art's sake
  • Brush up your skills with these tips for painting
  • Canterbury Cathedral: an accessible day out
  • Conquering my fears in Croatia
  • Does Poetry Rhyme With Retinopathy?
  • Get on the right track with these tips for train travel
  • Getting back on board blind
  • Guide dog train travel tips
  • Holiday planning made simple
  • Hooked: Blind woman continues to pursue her love for fishing
  • Is blind Tenpin bowling up your alley?
  • Learning to fly at 82
  • Life changing audio description
  • Life drawing classes for people with sight loss
  • Life on the ocean waves
  • Makeup masterclass with MAC
  • May the fourth be with you!
  • Meet Amanda Large: an international women’s VI cricketer
  • My Journey
  • My tips for travelling when blind or partially sighted
  • Overcoming isolation after sight loss: Deb's story
  • RNIB Connect Radio brings Anna Tylor’s stories about living a colourful life with sight loss to the airwaves
  • RNIB Connect Radio launches three weekly music and entertainment shows this month
  • Red explains how to reach the top
  • Row, row, row your boat…
  • Seatbelts on please: A group of Connect members go off-road driving
  • Simple solutions to make air travel more accessible
  • Support while you travel or shop
  • The intrepid traveller
  • The sky’s the limit for deafblind paraclimber John
  • Top TV AD of 2019
  • Top tips for backpacking with sight loss
  • Top tips for travelling abroad when you’re blind
  • Understanding sight loss through art
  • What’s it like supporting someone with sight loss at a festival?
  • When golf becomes par for the course
  • Your guide to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with sight loss
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Makeup masterclass for women with sight loss

RNIB lead Connector, Abbie, organised a MAC makeup masterclass. It aimed to help women with sight loss feel absolutely fabulous!

Off road car driving through mud

Seatbelts on: a group of community members take on off-road driving

Inspired by a post on one of our Connect Community Facebook pages, a group of community members decided to take on the challenge of off-road driving.

Hidden disabilities lanyard - a green lanyard with a pattern of sunflowers

Support while you travel or shop

If you have a disability that may not be immediately obvious but would appreciate support from staff in airports or supermarkets, then you may be interested to know there is a lanyard you can wear to signal this.


A Double Dash 2019 pair are cheered by supporters to the finish line

Double Dash made a difference

On May 11 Regent's Park played host to the first 5k fun run of its kind. Register your interest for Double Dash 2022. 

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Overcoming isolation after sight loss: Deb's story

Deb Wright contracted pleurisy and swine flu in 2009 which resulted in the loss of a significant part of her vision. She shares her story.

Cricket bat

Meet Amanda Large: an international women’s VI cricketer

From the doctor's office to the playing field, Amanda Large talks about how losing her sight led her down a path she'd never imagined.


Sinatra

Art for art's sake

Connect member and Connect Radio presenter, Gary Moritz, tells us how he first got involved in art and how he hopes that more people with sight impairment will take up the artistic banner.  Read Gary’s story.

Tony Giles at the Hacha Waterfall, Venezuela

The intrepid traveller

Tony Giles has been globetrotting for more than 20 years and has been to some of the most inaccessible places on earth. As a man who is totally blind and partially deaf, his solo adventures have captivated the world’s media.

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My Journey

Connect member, Audrey Ruffle shares her story about making the most out of a bad travel situation. 


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