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Refugee Week 2023: UK sight loss charities make collective offer of support to blind and partially sighted asylum seekers and refugees

This Refugee Week (19 – 25 June) the UK’s leading sight loss charities are working together to provide a combined package of support for blind and partially sighted asylum seekers and refugees arriving in the UK.

Posted Friday, 16 June 2023 News type: News story News type: Press release

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh, officially opens RNIB’s new London office

Today, Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh joined staff and supporters of The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to officially open their new London office –The Grimaldi Building on Pentonville Road in Islington.

Posted Thursday, 15 June 2023 News type: Press release

RNIB joins call to #UnlockEducation for children with vision impairment

RNIB - and its education partners, including Thomas Pocklington Trust, are calling on political leaders and decision makers to ensure children and young people with vision impairment have equal access to education.

Posted Thursday, 15 June 2023 News type: News story News type: Press release

Technology for Life volunteer celebrate 45 years

Valentine Newey, 79, began volunteering when he was in his 30’s. Over the last 45 years, he has helped transform the lives of people with sight loss including a 1950s supermodel and close friend of James Bond writer Ian Fleming.

Posted Thursday, 8 June 2023

Specialist Hillingdon service marks five years supporting people diagnosed with sight loss

RNIB’s Eye Care Liaison Officer has supported hundreds of patients at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals

Posted Monday, 5 June 2023 News type: Press release

Jack Reacher narrator explains why he’s delighted to read for RNIB’s Talking Books service

RNIB is celebrating the milestone of 40,000 audio books in its online library

Posted Monday, 5 June 2023 News type: Press release

Fundraisers take on 4 Kiltwalks for sight loss

Two fundraisers with sight loss are taking on an 18-mile sponsored walk in tartan on Sunday 4 June 2023.

Posted Friday, 2 June 2023 News type: News story

Celebrating a remarkable braille volunteer

Sehar Mashiyat, a volunteer braille tutor with leading sight loss charity RNIB, has an impressive story to tell.

Posted Friday, 2 June 2023 News type: News story News type: Your Stories News type: Case study

Eleanor Rothwell's RNIB volunteering experience

Eleanor Rothwell, age 45, (as of November 2022), is a Community Connection Coordinator, based in Cardiff. For the last six years, Eleanor has managed a team of volunteers at RNIB, to engage with blind and partially sighted people, to help them form connections and support each other. To recognise the invaluable contribution to RNIB that volunteers selflessly give, Eleanor nominated her team for the Wales Online award for Peer Network of the Year.

Posted Thursday, 1 June 2023

See Sport Differently tackles reasons why sport isn’t accessible for blind and partially sighted people

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and British Blind Sport (BBS) launch See Sport Differently participation campaign to tackle the disparity of physical activity amongst blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Thursday, 1 June 2023 News type: Press release