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Navigating a World Upside Down: RNIB launches social distancing campaign
Today we’re launching our World Upside Down campaign with a takeover of the largest advertising display in Europe, London’s Piccadilly Lights, to explain to the public how hard social distancing can be for blind and partially sighted people.
‘A very real threat’: RNIB Chair Eleanor Southwood gives evidence on e-scooters in Parliament
Eleanor Southwood has told the Transport Select Committee that RNIB considers e-scooters a very real threat to the safety and independence of blind and partially sighted people.
#InfoForAll campaign success: alternative formats of shielding letter available
Unlike letters that went out at the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown, new letters to the ‘shielding’ population are available in alternative formats thanks to RNIB campaigning.
Supermarket campaign success: priority delivery slots now available
Priority delivery slots are now available to blind and partially sighted people in England who need them, after 22,653 people signed our sight loss charities’ campaign petition.
Temporary changes to our streets must be accessible
As coronavirus lockdown measures are slowly eased, Governments across the UK are planning to make dramatic changes to our streets.
RNIB shares evidence with MPs on lockdown’s impact on some of Britain’s most vulnerable children
RNIB has given evidence to an Education Select Committee inquiry on the effect of the coronavirus crisis on children with vision impairment and additional needs.
Highlighting the e-scooter challenge to safety on our streets
As the Government considers the legalisation of e-scooters, and with trial rental schemes on their way, we’ve given our recommendations for safe and accessible streets.
People at risk of losing sight due to fear of hospital during coronavirus pandemic
We’re calling for people to continue attending scheduled eye appointments after evidence shows that people are missing vital treatment due to fear of coronavirus.
Social distancing having a devastating effect on blind and partially sighted people’s independence
Our new research shows social distancing is near-impossible for many blind and partially sighted people.
Centenary celebrates a landmark change in the lives of people with sight loss
One hundred years ago today, 200 blind and partially sighted people from across Britain assembled in Trafalgar Square to demand more help from the state, rather than having to rely on charity and the poor relief system.