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Bluetooth Auracast

A large part of accessibility for blind and partially sighted people is getting the audio right. Playing accessible audio through speakers isn’t always popular with people who don’t need the accessibility and connecting to audio feeds from televisions or in theatres or cinemas can be complicated or require specialist headsets which are not always reliable. John Paton from our Media, Culture and Immersive Technologies team takes a look at Bluetooth Auracast, a new technology that may be able to help.

Posted Wednesday, 13 November 2024 News type: Blog

Braille at 200: The code that changed everyday life

Sue Marshall taught Braille as a volunteer with RNIB Scotland for many years. Sue explains how Braille has helped shape her, her husbands and many of her students' lives.

Posted Tuesday, 12 November 2024 News type: News story News type: Article

RNIB welcomes new Chief Technology Officer

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced the appointment of its first Chief Technology Officer. Linda Rogers joined the charity on November 11, 2024.

Posted Monday, 11 November 2024 News type: Press release

Vital support for eye clinics and patients - 30 year anniversary

RNIB has employed an ECLO at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust’s eye clinic for 30 years. Since then, the service has grown to 130 RNIB ECLOs and by the end of 2024 there will be an ECLO in every major UK hospital eye clinic.

Posted Monday, 11 November 2024 News type: News story News type: Article News type: Press release

Read Amrit's story of advocacy and challenging misconceptions

Amrit Dhaliwal has had Glaucoma for most of her life and now has very little useful remaining vision. When her children started school and she found that she had more spare time, Amrit got in touch with RNIB for help on what to do next.

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Design for Every Gamer at the EGX Conference

On the 26 October, RNIB had the fantastic opportunity to host a panel event at EGX/MCM Comic Con in London.

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024 News type: News story

Blind content creator and disability advocate Claire Sisk announced as RNIB Ambassador

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is delighted to announce blind content creator Claire Sisk as the charity’s latest ambassador.

Posted Wednesday, 6 November 2024 News type: Press release

Blind voters excluded from voting in secret

RNIB Cymru’s Turned Out report reveals that only half of blind and partially sighted voters were satisfied with their voting experience at this year’s General Election.

Posted Tuesday, 5 November 2024 News type: News story

RNIB responds to Chancellor’s first budget of the new government

Today, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves laid out the UK Government’s spending plans, the first Labour Budget for 14 years. In the next few weeks, we’ll unpack all of the detail from today’s Budget and how it will impact blind and partially sighted people. For now, here’s our initial reaction to what was announced.

Posted Monday, 4 November 2024

Accessible voting still not a reality, RNIB research finds

Voting is a fundamental democratic right, but again our research found the current voting system simply does not work for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Friday, 1 November 2024 News type: News story