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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.
Father and son run in the sun for RNIB
Lurgan father of two Nevan Lavery, 52 and his 18-year-old son Adam, have raised an incredible £2,945 for sight loss charity Royal National Institute of Blind People Northern Ireland (RNIB NI).
Popular Strabane bar raises £3K to support RNIB
Supporters of the annual Tommy Falconer Memorial golf tournament in Strabane have raised an incredible £3,000 for the Royal National Institute of Blind People Northern Ireland (RNIB NI).
Blind actor and TikTok sensation set to take centre stage for the first time at Edinburgh Fringe
"Take The Bins Out" follows the journey of character, Finley Whitmore whose sight loss diagnosis turns his world upside down, and by coming to terms with the implications of that diagnosis, gains insight into himself and every relationship in his life.
Making a Splash: 20 Years of RNIB Connect Radio
RNIB Connect Radio’s presenters are taking on a series of impressive challenges to bust the myths around what people with sight loss can do and to mark twenty years of broadcasting.
Campaign update: consultation on the future of rail ticket offices is extended
Your work has made a difference. Widespread campaigning against the closure of rail ticket offices in England and Glasgow highlighted the extremely short consultation period which would have prevented many from putting forward their views. As a result, the Rail Delivery Group has extended the time for people to have their say until Friday 1 September 2023.