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Blind or partially sighted young people urge employers to focus on what they can rather than can't do

Their call is echoed in the manifesto of national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland for the local authority elections on Thursday [May 5th], which asks councils to take a lead in ensuring recruitment practices are equal and accessible.

Posted Thursday, 28 April 2022 News type: News story

More classroom support needed for pupils with sight loss

Young people who are blind or partially sighted have backed a call by national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland for the need to train more specialist teachers to provide extra support in mainstream schools

Posted Thursday, 28 April 2022 News type: News story

RNIB Scotland's 'Local Vision' manifesto for council elections launched

Scotland's leading sight loss charity has called for a new post-coronavirus deal for blind and partially sighted people following the local authority elections on 5 May this year

Posted Monday, 25 April 2022 News type: News story

Sight loss support service in Highlands marks five years of help

A life-changing service, run in partnership between NHS Highlands and national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland celebrates a key anniversary this week.

Posted Wednesday, 6 April 2022 News type: News story

New support to help people in Shetland come to terms with sight loss

The national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland will provide a life-line service on behalf of NHS Shetland starting this week

Posted Friday, 1 April 2022 News type: News story

High-flyers with sensory loss take to the air!

Two young deaf people and two young people with sight loss will get a chance to experience the thrill of flying a plane this Thursday

Posted Thursday, 24 March 2022 News type: News story

Protect, not weaken, the right to vote in secret, RNIB demands

Scottish MPs urged to re-think proposed legislation that could disadvantage voters with sight loss

Posted Thursday, 10 March 2022 News type: News story

V&A Dundee tries out new app for visitors with sight loss

A group of blind and partially sighted people will visit V&A Dundee today to test a pioneering new device that might transform their ability to appreciate the contents

Posted Thursday, 10 March 2022 News type: News story

Concern lockdown may have increased preventable sight loss

With postponed waiting lists for hospital eye appointments across Britain a third higher than before the covid crisis, there are fears that some people will have lost sight that might previously have been saved

Posted Wednesday, 9 March 2022 News type: News story

Ten years of support for people diagnosed with sight loss in Tayside

A life-changing service, run in partnership between NHS Tayside and national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland, celebrates a key anniversary in Dundee this week

Posted Monday, 21 February 2022 News type: News story