Filters
Showing results
A blind Perthshire man has achieved a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award
Will Kent is 21, lives in Forgandenny, and has Stargardt disease, an inherited eye condition that affects the macula of the eye. From his diagnosis at age nine, Will was severely sight impaired, he became completely blind by adulthood.
Edinburgh Fringe to feature blind and partially sighted performers
What’s it like to see a show… without seeing it? This question will be answered by a unique group of blind and partially sighted performers taking part in a ‘Cabaret in the Dark’ at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Graduate Helen describes how she studied while living with sight loss
A Swansea grandmother with sight loss has graduated from The Open University (OU) in Wales with a BSc (Hons) in Criminology and Psychology.
Steering The Way To Inclusive Travel
One of Scotland’s leading public transportation providers has won an award at this year's Scottish Transport Awards for an initiative that gives drivers insight into the experiences of blind and partially sighted passengers.
RNIB Scotland hosts Inclusive Design for Sustainability Conference at Glasgow Science Centre
RNIB Scotland were pleased to host the ‘Inclusive Design For Sustainability’ conference at Glasgow Science Centre on June 21-22.
Celebrating a remarkable braille volunteer
Sehar Mashiyat, a volunteer braille tutor with leading sight loss charity RNIB, has an impressive story to tell.
Fundraisers take on 4 Kiltwalks for sight loss
Two fundraisers with sight loss are taking on an 18-mile sponsored walk in tartan on Sunday 4 June 2023.
Gail Burns, who had an undetected, detached retina, is running the Edinburgh Marathon this May
A woman who has had two eye operations is aiming to run her first 26.2 miles at the Edinburgh Marathon on May 28th.
RNIB Scotland calls for Street Credibility
RNIB Scotland is delighted to bring you our latest report: Street Credibility: making Scotland’s streets accessible for people with sight loss.
Muirend man Alan Stewart will mark 10 years of sight loss as he embarks on a 14 mile sponsored walk in clan tartan on Sunday, April 30th
The Kiltwalk is an annual multi-city event allowing anyone to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about. Alan, who will wear his Black Stewart tartan kilt, has chosen to raise funds in Glasgow’s Kiltwalk for national sight loss charity RNIB. It's a cause that's important to him and over 180,000 other people who have sight loss in Scotland, as well as their friends and families.