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RNIB guidance update: sighted guiding advice as coronavirus restrictions ease further

We’ve updated our guidance on sighted guiding for blind and partially sighted people in England, following the Government's announcement on 17 May.

Posted Wednesday, 2 June 2021 News type: Article

Charities call for Network Rail and the Department for Transport to address rail safety faster

We've issued a joint statement on behalf of 11 UK-based disability rights organisations, calling on Network Rail, the Department for Transport and the Treasury to urgently fund and install missing warning tactile surface from railway platforms, 27 May 2021.

Posted Tuesday, 25 May 2021

We’re supporting the "It’s everyone’s journey" campaign

"It’s everyone’s journey" is an awareness campaign from the Department for Transport to support equal access for all on public transport as we come out of lockdown.

Posted Tuesday, 25 May 2021 News type: Article

Campaign update: funding plans for railway safety

On Wednesday (19 May) Transport Minister Chris Heaton Harris responded to a parliamentary question tabled by Sarah Olney MP, which asked when tactile paving will be installed across all rail platforms.

Posted Friday, 21 May 2021

RNIB responds to the Queen’s Speech 2021

On 11 May, the UK Government’s priorities for the year ahead were announced in the Queen’s Speech. Find out what we have to say about some of the relevant issues affecting blind and partially sighted people living in the UK.

Posted Monday, 17 May 2021 News type: Article

RNIB responds to inquiry on Government response to coronavirus

We have responded to the “Coronavirus: lessons learnt” parliamentary inquiry into the response to the pandemic.

Posted Monday, 10 May 2021 News type: Article

Nine years is too long to wait for platform safety

RNIB welcomes the fact that Network Rail is developing a policy and process to install tactile across all stations, but we feel its timeframe for completion by 2029 is not acceptable.

Posted Thursday, 29 April 2021

Six ways we’ve made the UK vaccination programme more accessible

RNIB has been working with the Government to ensure the rollout of the vaccination programme is accessible for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Tuesday, 27 April 2021 News type: Article

Your pocket guide to voting in the 2021 Senedd elections

This year’s Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament elections will be held across Wales on 6 May. It’s a crucial opportunity to make your voice heard.

Posted Monday, 12 April 2021 News type: News story

RNIB supports legal challenge against DWP Personal Independence Payments policy

RNIB is supporting a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over its policy to make conditional telephone “offers” to people planning to appeal assessors’ decisions over their personal independence payments (PIP).

Posted Monday, 12 April 2021 News type: News story