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RNIB’s new FOI report reveals a hidden social care scandal

Thousands denied right to support after sight loss in hidden social care scandal.

Posted Monday, 11 March 2024 News type: Press release

It Takes a Village: The Inclusive Warm Space Supporting People Through the Cost of Living

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Alford, Aberdeenshire has been opening their doors during the winter season to welcome the local community into a warm space amidst the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Posted Monday, 11 March 2024 News type: News story

Thousands of blind and partially sighted people remain #OutOfSight in the hidden scandal of vision rehabilitation

More than a quarter (26 per cent) of local authorities in England are leaving blind and partially sighted people waiting more than a year for a vision rehabilitation assessment; more are waiting several months for the support they’re legally entitled to.

Posted Monday, 11 March 2024 News type: News story News type: Article

RNIB disappointed by lack of support for blind and partially sighted people in Spring Budget

Today the Chancellor announced his Spring Budget, which sets out the UK Government’s financial plans.

Posted Wednesday, 6 March 2024

Keeping in Touch for volunteers

The Keeping in Touch for volunteers sessions are back for 2024 for our amazing RNIB volunteers. These events take place online, three times a year and our open to all current RNIB volunteers.

Posted Wednesday, 6 March 2024 News type: News story

Milton Keynes mother shares experiences of parenthood with sight loss

Hannah Burgess, 26 from Milton Keynes has been sharing her experiences of being a mother with sight loss to mark Mothers’ Day (Sunday 10 March) with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).

Posted Monday, 4 March 2024 News type: Press release

Top turn out for tech event in NI for people affected by sight loss

Yesterday (Wednesday 28 February), the Europa Hotel in Belfast played host to RNIB’s Technology for Life Fair - the biggest showcase of assistive technology products for blind and partially sighted people in Northern Ireland. The event brought together the industry’s leading suppliers of technology related products and services all under one roof.

Posted Friday, 1 March 2024 News type: Press release

Blind Comedian Takes To The Stage at Glasgow Comedy Festival

A blind comedian takes to the stage this month at Glasgow’s International Comedy Festival for his first solo show.

Posted Thursday, 29 February 2024 News type: Article

“She’s the Lewis Capaldi of the art world" - the young visually impaired artist transforming creativity

Hannah Evans (17) from Linlithgow, has been creating art since she was three years old and has three group exhibitions and three large solo shows under her belt. She is also partially sighted, autistic, and has specific learning and communication disabilities.

Posted Thursday, 15 February 2024 News type: News story

Partially Sighted Poet Focuses on Visual Impairment and Parenthood in New Book

Glasgow-based poet Nuala Watt (39) aims to show that disabled people “have important things to say” in her latest book of poems, ‘The Department of Work and Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish’.

Posted Thursday, 15 February 2024 News type: Press release