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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

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 Thursday, 31 October 2024

Care and Support Alliance tells Chancellor: “Don’t ignore social care”

Ahead of the 2024 autumn budget, RNIB joined the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) in Westminster, to tell the Chancellor Rachel Reeves that social care must not be forgotten in upcoming financial decisions.

Posted Friday, 25 October 2024 News type: News story

Get involved in RNIB’s My Info My Way campaign

Read our update on our campaign for accessible health and care information, and join our campaign workshops in November to learn new skills and get involved.

Posted Friday, 18 October 2024 News type: News story

Lord Mayor supports campaign to ‘See Change’ for people with sight loss in Belfast

Despite legislation to protect the rights of disabled people, blind and partially sighted people still face inequality accessing information and services.

Posted Tuesday, 15 October 2024 News type: Press release

New report calls on the UK Government and employers to commit to change

The ‘Changing Attitudes, Changing Lives’ report is calling on the UK Government to implement a Disability Employment Strategy that will improve employer attitudes and increase the number of blind and partially sighted people in work.

Posted Monday, 14 October 2024 News type: News story

RNIB takes Cane Street to party conferences

RNIB has been at the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative party conferences in the last few weeks to drive home to decision makers how vital having access to timely vision rehabilitation is for blind and partially sighted people. We’ve spoken to hundreds of decision makers, including the Deputy Prime Minister, the Lib Dem leader and two of the Conservative leadership contenders.

Posted Wednesday, 2 October 2024 News type: News story

RNIB extremely disappointed at NICE response

NICE have rejected our call for defined national standards in vision rehabilitation. Earlier this year, RNIB launched our Out of Sight campaign, calling on the Government to commit to ensuring blind and partially sighted people who need support through vision rehabilitation gets it.

Posted Monday, 23 September 2024 News type: News story

COVID-19: lessons must be learned

On 9 September 2024, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry begins its public hearings on healthcare during the pandemic, giving us an important opportunity to make sure the experiences of blind and partially sighted people are understood.

Posted Monday, 9 September 2024 News type: News story

"It is still possible for blind and partially sighted people to go to matches and enjoy them”

Adam Woodmason has Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (ION). After receiving his diagnosis and being signposted to RNIB, Adam felt confident to get out and about in his community, which enabled him to reach out to his local football club to make attending matches more accessible. Adam speaks of his experience with Ipswich Town Football club and why it’s important to raise awareness of blind and partially sighted people who enjoy football, to motivate other stadiums to become more accessible to those with vision impairment.

Posted Wednesday, 21 August 2024 News type: News story