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Northern Ireland community engagement report published

RNIB Northern Ireland has published its community engagement report, which gathers the views of blind and partially sighted people and sets out priorities for change.

Posted Thursday, 13 February 2020 News type: News story

Time to end inequality for blind and partially sighted people

The Royal National Institute of Blind People in Northern Ireland has issued a call to action to politicians, policy makers and partner organisations, to join them in ending the inequalities faced by blind and partially sighted people here.

Posted Thursday, 13 February 2020 News type: News story

Voters with sight loss still struggling to cast their votes

Blind and partially sighted voters still struggle to cast their ballot papers in secret, says a leading sight loss charity as it launches its manifesto for the December 12th General Election.

Posted Monday, 25 November 2019 News type: News story

Breaking records and barriers

Northern Irish Songstress Andrea Begley has a new single and an exciting new role as the Chairperson of RNIB’s Network Committee.

Posted Monday, 24 June 2019 News type: News story

Eye Work Too programme helps more people with sight loss gain work experience

In Northern Ireland, there are an estimated 53,500 people living with sight loss, of which 11,600 are of working age. Whilst overall employment figures are at a high, and rates of employment for people with disabilities as a group are on the increase, this is unfortunately not the case for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Thursday, 13 June 2019 News type: News story

RNIB launch free counselling service for older people living with sight loss in Northern Ireland

RNIB NI are pleased to announce the launch of a free of charge sight loss counselling service for older people recently diagnosed or living with sight loss.

Posted Wednesday, 4 June 2014 News type: News story