Connect: News and Stories

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Making Christmas adverts accessible

This year, RNIB has again been determined to urge UK retailers to add audio description (AD) to their Christmas ads. 
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Meet our new Chair

In November, Anna Tylor became the new Chair of the Board of Trustees for RNIB. Find out more about Anna.
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This year's Advent Calendar

Keep up to date with our festive activities and open today's door.
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Advice on wearing face coverings when you have sight loss

Read some tips and recommendations from our community about wearing face coverings.
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Coronavirus: Four ways to help people with sight loss

If you’re interested in knowing how you can offer a helping hand to people with sight loss, check out our top tips.
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RNIB wishes Captain Tom a happy 100th birthday

RNIB staff and supporters have joined forces with Sooty to wish Captain Tom a happy birthday.
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Children with vision impairments are being failed by local authorities

A new RNIB report reveals that one in three vision impaired children are missing out on specialist support in school.
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Success on legal challenge for accessible voting!

The High Court has ruled that the provisions for blind and partially sighted people to vote in the UK are unlawful.
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RNIB Connect Radio: Anti-Fraud week

RNIB Connect Radio has put fraud protection firmly on the agenda.