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Love Island celebrity Ron Hall to take over radio station for people with sight loss
The reality TV finalist who has sight loss in one eye, will guest edit RNIB’s Connect Radio for its 20th anniversary celebrations.
Fife Man Praises Vital ECLO Service
“I didn’t have time to break down.” A Polish man living with sight loss in Fife has praised an RNIB Scotland service which supports patients facing a similar diagnosis.
Sight loss group tackling loneliness awarded by Tesco community scheme
A group for people with sight loss in Corstorphine, Edinburgh has been awarded £500 from Tesco’s community grant scheme.
Fife business achieves Visibly Better Employer Standard- helping people with sight loss gain employment
A digital learning company based in Dunfermline, has worked with RNIB to achieve the Visibly Better Employer Standard; an initiative which supports employers to create an inclusive and accessible work environment for their blind and partially sighted employees.
Mona’s remarkable rugby experience with Ospreys
Mona Jethwa, RNIB’s Third Sector Stakeholder Engagement Manager, tried her hand at visually impaired (VI) rugby with Ospreys newest community rugby scheme in Wales.
RNIB demands scrapping of train ticket office closure plans
Today, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) staff and volunteers gathered outside the Department for Transport on behalf of thousands of blind and partially sighted people, who have expressed their deep opposition to plans to close rail ticket offices.
Our campaigning goes on as train ticket office consultation closes
Consultation over the changes proposed by train operators - which could lead to the majority of ticket offices closing in England and Glasgow Central - has ended. We explain what happens next, and why we will keep speaking up about the need for ticket offices.
Why the LEGO® Braille Bricks public launch highlights the power and importance of braille
LEGO® Braille Bricks, which help children with vision impairment to learn numbers and the alphabet, have just been launched to the public for the first time reminding us all of the continued relevancy and power of braille.
Blind and partially sighted travellers face barriers taking part in the consultation on ticket office closures
RNIB tested how easy it is to get alternative formats of the train ticket offices consultation information.