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Local elections: contact your prospective councillors

The run-up to the local elections provides an excellent opportunity to share your experiences - and to raise awareness of issues affecting local blind and partially sighted people - because with an upcoming vote, councillors are keen for your support.

Posted Thursday, 8 April 2021 News type: News story

Coming out of lockdown, together

RNIB’s work on the anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown.

Posted Thursday, 25 March 2021 News type: Article

Campaign win: Government will take steps on accessible info after legal challenge

We’re delighted the Department for Health and Social Care have agreed to make sure preferred formats are consistently recorded and acted on, after blind woman Sarah Leadbetter brought a legal case following failures connected to the shielding programme.

Posted Friday, 19 March 2021 News type: News story

Blind and partially sighted people urged to email Scottish Parliament election candidates

Over 8,500 blind and partially sighted people and their supporters across Scotland have been urged to join a concerted drive to contact their local candidates for the Scottish Parliament election in May.

Posted Thursday, 18 March 2021 News type: News story

In memorial: RNIB Volunteer Tony Jenkins shows how one person can make a huge impact

RNIB volunteers form the backbone of everything we do as a charity: their achievements both individually and collectively across the UK are absolutely invaluable and the impact they have on the sight loss community as a whole is truly incredible.

Posted Thursday, 18 March 2021 News type: Article

Care home providers in England issue guidance allowing visitors with sighted guides

The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) has clarified its guidance, which RNIB welcomes, after a blind person was not allowed to visit his mother at her care home.

Posted Thursday, 11 March 2021 News type: Article

Sekha Hall tells us about his partner Cleveland

Sekha Hall talks about unsafe railway stations and how his partner, Cleveland's life was cut short.

Posted Friday, 5 March 2021 News type: Blog

Vaccines Minister pledges move towards accessible vaccination communications

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has told RNIB that he will act to make sure the vaccine programmes is accessible and has asked his team to look at how people can routinely get vaccine appointment booking information in their preferred formats.

Posted Friday, 5 March 2021 News type: Article

RNIB campaigning during the roadmap out of lockdown

We are highlighting important issues affecting blind and partially sighted people and our ongoing campaigning, after the announcement of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown for England.

Posted Tuesday, 2 March 2021 News type: News story

Ansley’s blog: Why we’re calling for all information to be accessible

Have you ever had to ask a friend, neighbour, carer or your child to read your hospital test results or appointment letter?

Posted Thursday, 25 February 2021 News type: Blog