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RNIB's Need to Talk counselling service can offer reassurance to those with sight loss

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and RNIB Scotland is highlighting the emotional reassurance and practical help it offers during the coronavirus lockdown and its aftermath.

Posted Monday, 10 May 2021 News type: News story

Blind and partially sighted people urged to email Scottish Parliament election candidates

Over 8,500 blind and partially sighted people and their supporters across Scotland have been urged to join a concerted drive to contact their local candidates for the Scottish Parliament election in May.

Posted Thursday, 18 March 2021 News type: News story

Online conference will examine impact of coronavirus on Scots with sight loss

The impact of the year-long coronavirus crisis on blind and partially sighted adults and children will be examined in a major Scottish online conference that begins today.

Posted Wednesday, 17 March 2021 News type: News story

Coronavirus lockdown could be causing more people with sight loss to experience hallucinations

RNIB warns that the ongoing lockdown and coronavirus restrictions could be causing a spike in hallucinations due to sight loss.

Posted Tuesday, 16 February 2021 News type: News story

Schoolchildren with sight loss are at risk of falling behind during lockdown, warns RNIB

The shift to remote school learning during lockdown could put children with vision impairment at risk of falling further behind, the national sight loss charity RNIB has warned.

Posted Monday, 18 January 2021 News type: News story

Blind and partially sighted voters struggle to cast their ballot with confidence

RNIB's new "Turned Out" report exposes how inaccessible the election process can be for those with sight loss.

Posted Friday, 15 January 2021 News type: News story

Blind and partially sighted people want to enjoy same videogames as their peers

Blind and partially sighted people in Scotland and Northern Ireland have come together to explore how they can enjoy the same videogames as their sighted peers, and press developers to make gaming software more accessible.

Posted Tuesday, 12 January 2021 News type: News story

Winter lockdown could hit elderly and isolated particularly hard

Another nationwide lockdown during the winter months could hit individuals particularly hard, especially the elderly and socially isolated, warns RNIB Scotland.

Posted Tuesday, 22 December 2020 News type: News story

National Theatre of Scotland wins 2020 RNIB See Differently award

The National Theatre of Scotland has won a UK-wide award from RNIB for "using its time, resources and skills to support the blind and partially sighted community during the coronavirus crisis".

Posted Wednesday, 2 December 2020 News type: News story

RNIB launches Sensory Scavenger Hunt activity-pack for children

RNIB has launched an exciting new Sensory Scavenger Hunt activity pack that lets children of all ages understand their senses beyond sight through fun challenges.

Posted Monday, 26 October 2020 News type: News story