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McGill’s Buses Driver Swap is an Eye Opener
Drivers with McGill’s Buses in Renfrewshire took part in a hands-on training session this week [Tuesday, January 30th] to better understand the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers.
Inverness resident leads the way with sight loss walking group
An Inverness resident, supported by a national sight loss charity, meets monthly with other blind and partially sighted locals for a wander around Inverness city centre.
Blind Football Fan ‘Scores’ Support
A Ross County supporter has praised the club and leading sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland, for helping him to keep attending games.
Ten years imagining a future following sight loss
A health worker changing the lives of blind patients, celebrates a key anniversary this year.
Two centuries later, braille is still as important as ever, says teenage sight loss campaigner
Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, and has adapted to the advances of new technology, says RNIB, Scotland's leading sight loss charity.
South Lanarkshire School Election Highlights Sight Loss Challenges
Pupils at a South Lanarkshire school experienced the challenges voters with sight loss face when casting their ballots.
Fife councillors experience street obstacles wearing sight loss simulation-spectacles
A cross-party group of Dunfermline Councillors tried to navigate around obstacles and clutter on the streets of Dunfermline this morning (Friday 24 November), wearing spectacles that mimic different sight loss conditions.
Falkirk MP visits RNIB Scotland's award-winning youth forum
Haggeye, which is run by RNIB Scotland, meets regularly to discuss important issues that are relevant to the group as well as hosting informative workshops. The group enables young blind and partially sighted people to campaign for change, influence the provision of services, meet new people and make new friends as well as discuss and share issues of concern with them.
Blind and partially sighted Glasgow residents will get in-person support and advice at their local library
RNIB Scotland are running monthly drop-in support sessions across Glasgow Life Libraries, where anyone can come along to access information about sight loss, RNIB services and to socialise with others with sight loss.
Blind student praises University for inclusive teaching
A student with sight loss has praised her university for the support she received during her studies.