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Six ways RNIB have helped make businesses more accessible
We’re working hard to make sure that measures are being put in place to make businesses and supermarkets more accessible for blind and partially sighted people.
E-scooters: essential guidance
We have been highlighting our serious concerns about the impact e-scooters could have on the safety, confidence and independence of blind and partially sighted people.
World Upside Down: Making sure coronavirus updates, testing and contact tracing are accessible
One of the ways coronavirus has turned the World Upside Down is the sheer number of new announcements and instructions the Government has issued to keep us all safe. We’ve been working hard to make sure this information is accessible to blind and partially sighted people.
World Upside Down: Educating the public about social distancing and sight loss
Social distancing relies on being able to see where others are, something that’s impossible for many people with sight loss.
Let’s speak up together as e-scooter trials begin
As the first trial e-scooter rental scheme is launched in Middlesbrough, we’re asking blind and partially sighted people to tell us about their experiences and encounters with e-scooters in rental areas.
WorldUpsideDown: How RNIB is calling for tailored guiding advice
Measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus turned the "World Upside Down" for blind and partially sighted people. New layouts to streets and shops have been implemented at the same time as restrictions affecting how close you can get to other people.
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.