Connect member, Gareth Brannigan shares his experience of living with a rare eye condition. Gareth talks about how it affects his vision, his day-to-day life and why it hasn’t stopped him from living life to the full.
Last month Geoff Smith had a cataract removed. Geoff kept a diary of his experience and takes us with him, every step of the way.
“How did you get it?”, “Can you get stronger glasses?”, “Is everything blurry?” These are just a handful of questions Keith Ruston’s asked about living with a sight condition. Keith explains what it’s like living with Stargardt’s.
To celebrate Volunteers' week (4 - 10 June), mum of three Tafsila Khan tells us why volunteering with RNIB helped her find a new lease of life after sight loss.
A round-up of all the latest opportunities for you to get more involved and share your personal experiences to things such a research, surveys, petitions, projects and much more.
A new pilot has launched in the North of England to help raise the profile of the Sight Loss Adviser service with the help of volunteers.
Marsha de Cordova is the Labour Shadow Minister for Disabled People and is registered blind. Between meetings with constituents and colleagues, Marsha spoke to Connect about why she wants more blind people working in politics.
RNIB Connect’s annual community-led event, The Big Connection, is running this year from 31 May to 2 June 2018 across the UK.
Since RNIB’s launch in 1868, we’ve seen huge changes in the world for blind and partially sighted people.
