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RNIB gets ‘izzy-wizzy’ to celebrate Sooty’s 75th anniversary in the UK
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) celebrates Sooty’s 75th anniversary by launching a new Sooty Collection Box, which has been given a modernised glow-up.
Your call for accessible voting is delivered to Downing Street
RNIB campaigners and RNIB chair Anna Tylor delivered an open letter to Downing Street calling on the Prime Minister to make accessible voting a reality for blind and partially sighted people.
Dumfries & Galloway teen thrives as volunteer
At just 18, Finlay Anderson has already achieved so much. Preparing to embark on a new academic journey at the University of Edinburgh to study Law, Finlay’s path has been paved with dedication to advocacy and volunteerism, which he began navigating from a young age after losing his sight.
How gaming has helped make a difference to Craig Brett's life
Craig Brett, age 33, has Leber Congenital Amaurosis. Craig works full-time as a software engineer and is also a volunteer, helping to run RNIB’s Connect group in the east of England for online gaming.
Read 12 year old Mikey Poulli's story
Mikey Poulli, age 12 years old, has rod-cone dystrophy. Mikey has always had a love of football, ever since he could walk and run. He is now in training to play for England and dreams of winning the World Cup for England. His father John Poulli explains how Mikey has overcome his sight deterioration and is now succeeding as a young footballer.
What are touch tours?
It’s festival time in Scotland, and there are plenty of performances and shows to mark in your calendar this season. But how can venues and performers make them more accessible to blind or partially sighted attendees?
“Our whole approach is about access and equality,” says the secondary school championing inclusivity for students with - and without - vision impairment
RNIB’s Children, Young People, Families and Education (CYPFE) team visited the Toynbee School in Hampshire. Toynbee has a purpose-built Resource Base equipped to support the needs of pupils with vision impairment (VI), and RNIB was keen to see how this centre of excellence is enabling students with (VI) to thrive.
Meet Edinburgh’s sight loss tandem group
An Edinburgh-based tandem group for blind and partially sighted people has shared more about how their cyclists enjoy the great outdoors.
How volunteering can help to get your “mojo” back
Hazel Kelly, age 79 (as of December 2023), has a rare combination of conditions Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy and Band Keratopathy. With a love of organising events, sight loss impacted Hazel mentally when she was no longer able to do what she was passionate about.