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Youth forum for blind and partially sighted people wins £24,000 grant
A campaigning group for young people in Scotland who are blind or partially sighted has been awarded a £24,000 grant over three years from The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust to extend its reach.
Young Scots with sight loss urge first-time voters to use their vote
Four young people in Scotland are supporting a campaign to encourage more first-time voters to take part in elections, especially those like themselves who have sight loss.
Braille still important for helping people with sight loss to maintain their independence
Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind and partially sighted people to read and write, is as vital as ever, despite the advances of new technology, says Scotland's leading sight loss charity.
2021 was easier, but problems persist for people with sight loss
The relaxation of covid restrictions has made life easier for blind and partially sighted people in 2021, but problems persist warns the country's leading sight loss charity.
Doctors and clients praise Fife service that helps people come to terms with sight loss
A life-changing service, run in partnership between RNIB Scotland, NHS Fife and Seescape, celebrates a key anniversary this week.
East Kilbride teenager with sight loss will be heard at UN meeting on children and adolescents with disabilities
An East Kilbride teenager who is partially sighted will contribute her thoughts to a global online meeting today to launch a new United Nations manifesto for children and adolescents with disabilities.
Young people with sight loss in Scotland will get a chance to make their voices heard
What's it like to be a young person who's blind or partially sighted in today's Scotland? To strive to keep up in the classroom alongside your sighted peers? To try to be part of the youth's highly visual world of social media and computer games?
RNIB Talk and Support service celebrates two decades of supporting people with sight loss
RNIB Talk and Support service celebrates two decades of supporting people with sight loss.
Multi-coloured road crossings pose a threat to people with sight loss, warn charities
Two national sight loss charities have raised concerns about the introduction of multi-coloured road crossings.
Elected members get a chance to try voting blind
MSPs and local authority councillors will get a chance today to find out what it's like trying to vote in secret at the ballot box if you're blind or partially sighted.