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