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RNIB offers employer support for flexible working to bring big benefits at little cost
Employers can put flexible working conditions in place for people with sight loss - at less cost than they might think – and benefit from the boosted opportunities for diversity in their workforce.
RNIB Connect Radio volunteer Roger Cole talks to us about his experiences
RNIB volunteer Roger Cole shares his experiences that led to him to become a popular host of two RNIB Connect Radio shows and the full-circle moments that have connected him to some favourite musicians and back to Buckingham Palace for another historical event.
RNIB welcomes two new senior leaders to drive innovation in retail and services
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has announced the appointment of Mari Jones as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Daphne Mavroudi-Chocholi as their new Managing Director of RNIB Enterprises.
High Court says DWP in breach of equality laws
The High Court has declared the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is in breach of equality laws for failing to provide accessible information about benefits for blind and partially sighted people.
Two fundraisers take on a 20-mile sponsored walk on behalf of young people with sight loss
This August on Sunday 20, two fundraisers take on a 20-mile sponsored walk. The Kiltwalk is an annual multi-city event allowing anyone to raise funds for the charities and causes they care about. Reece Watt (24) and Anna MacKenzie (48) will be embarking on the Dundee Kiltwalk to raise funds for Haggeye, a young persons’ campaign forum organised by national sight loss charity, RNIB Scotland.
What does space ‘feel’ like? Blind astronomer takes RNIB Connect Radio’s team on tactile tour of the universe
Wonders of the universe tactile tour at the University of Portsmouth, part of a series of The Blind Leading The Blind challenges to celebrate RNIB Connect Radio’s 20th anniversary.
How Living Well With Sight Loss Courses can help put things in perspective
Eddie Hartop is 52 years old and has Schnyder corneal dystrophy. Eddie did RNIB’s Living Well With Sight Loss course (LWWSL) in 2021. He is married with three kids. Eddie is studying Classics at the Open University.
Parents talk about how ECLO opened up the world for their child
Mark Chapman is the ECLO at Luton and Dunstable Hospital. He also runs a family group for Sight Concern Bedfordshire on a monthly basis. Chrissy French is the mother of Scarlett, age eight (as of 2022), who is registered severely sight impaired due to Retinopathy of Prematurity. Since the initial assessment in 2015, they have been seeing Mark in his ECLO capacity at the Hospital and on a regular basis at the family groups and have found his support invaluable. Chrissy describes Mark as being a rock. Over the years he has ensured that they have received all the benefits they’re entitled to, introduced them to a social network, and advised them on the latest technology. Securing all the right benefits to make life easier
RNIB volunteer encourages inclusivity for older people through technology
Padma Cheriyan is 82 years old and has macular degeneration and cataracts. Padma joined RNIB as a Campaign Co-ordinator in 2009 and volunteers locally in Milton Keynes for several charities. Feeling frustrated with the lack of support available for visually impaired people learning technology, she set up her own group to support and promote digital literacy among the visually impaired, with help from the Technology for Life team and some local volunteers.
Best-selling author Trisha Ashley explains how her deteriorating vision is no barrier to her thriving writing career
To celebrate Book Lover’s Day on 9 August, the Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling novelist Trisha Ashley has spoken to the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) about how her writing career is going from strength to strength despite her sight condition.