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Edinburgh's iconic floral clock celebrates 200 years of braille

Edinburgh’s iconic floral clock- the oldest in the world- is marking 200 years of braille, the tactile code that enables blind and partially sighted people to read by touch.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025 News type: News story

Free Telephone Course Helps People Adapt to Life with Sight Loss

A free four-week telephone course for anyone experiencing sight loss, as well as family members and close friends, is helping to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted participants.

Posted Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Blind Aberdeenshire Man Stresses Importance of Volunteering

As we mark Volunteers’ Week, RNIB Scotland is proud to tell the story of one of our longstanding volunteers and community members, Bruce Christie (59).

Posted Monday, 16 June 2025 News type: Press release

Free telephone courses help people adapt to life with sight loss

A free four-week telephone course for anyone experiencing sight loss, as well as family members and close friends, is helping to improve the lives of blind and partially sighted participants.

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: News story

Blind Edinburgh Man Named Young Volunteer of the Year

Daryl Stewart (23), a long-standing volunteer with sight loss charity RNIB Scotland, has been awarded the Special Recognition Award for Young Volunteer of the Year at the 2025 Inspiring Volunteer Awards, run by Volunteer Edinburgh.

Posted Monday, 9 June 2025 News type: Press release

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.

Posted Thursday, 15 May 2025 News type: News story

Shocking experiences of blind patients lead to improved cervical screening standards

Blind women in Scotland have reported distressing experiences when attending cervical screening appointments, with some describing procedures as “rough” and “painful,” and feeling uninformed and unsupported throughout.

Posted Wednesday, 16 April 2025 News type: Press release

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.

Posted Monday, 14 April 2025 News type: News story News type: Press release

Contact your MP about proposed changes to disability benefits and Universal Credit

Last week the UK Government announced major proposals to change the benefit system which risk making many blind and partially sighted people worse off by hundreds, or even thousands, of pounds each year.

Posted Monday, 31 March 2025 News type: News story

Charity urges change in attitudes towards mothers with sight loss

Ahead of Mother's Day (Sunday 30 March), leading sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has released research that shows the barriers faced by mothers with sight loss during pregnancy and into their first years of motherhood.

Posted Wednesday, 26 March 2025 News type: Press release