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Volunteer Melanie Stewart discusses the impact of volunteering
Melanie Stewart, age 52, is partially sighted with optic atrophy, and has found that volunteering for RNIB has enriched her life. When she started losing her sight, she found that her job was increasingly stressful, so became a stay-at-home mum for her youngest daughter.
Gail Burns, who had an undetected, detached retina, is running the Edinburgh Marathon this May
A woman who has had two eye operations is aiming to run her first 26.2 miles at the Edinburgh Marathon on May 28th.
RNIB volunteer Natalie Holford talks about volunteering
Natalie Holford, age 59, has Marfan’s syndrome and is registered as Severely sight impaired in 2019 following a stroke. Having volunteered previously, she now volunteers for RNIB as a facilitator on the Living Well With Sight Loss Course (LWWSL).
FCA’s new Consumer Duty
In July 2023 the Financial Conduct Authority will launch the new Consumer Duty setting clearer standards of consumer protection across financial services.
Supporting your customers during the cost of living crisis
Our Business Services team has put together some tips to help you support your customers during the cost of living crisis.
Make It Accessible now to end healthcare information drought for blind and partially sighted people, urges RNIB
Blind and partially sighted people’s health is being put at risk because they are being denied their right to receive vital patient information in a format they can read.
We are launching My Info My Way to make accessible health and care information a reality
Blind and partially sighted people have a legal right to NHS and social care information which they can read and understand. Our new campaign explains why this is so important, and how you can request information in your required format.
RNIB Scotland calls for Street Credibility
RNIB Scotland is delighted to bring you our latest report: Street Credibility: making Scotland’s streets accessible for people with sight loss.
Volunteer Advisory Council reaches the four nations
I am Joanne Wilson, Volunteer Support Project Manager at RNIB. My role involves leading on Volunteer Engagement including managing the Volunteer Advisory Council and Project Management support in the Volunteering Team.
Live coverage of the King’s Coronation to be made accessible in TV first
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has worked with two of the country’s biggest television channels, BBC and ITV, to ensure coverage of the Coronation of King Charles III is inclusive and accessible to the two million people living with sight loss across the UK.