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Ten years of support for people diagnosed with sight loss in Tayside
A life-changing service, run in partnership between NHS Tayside and national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland, celebrates a key anniversary in Dundee this week
Blind and partially sighted patients air frustration of exhausting struggle to access healthcare
A coalition of charities including SignHealth and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) have come together to share a review of the implementation of the NHS Accessible Information Standard (AIS).
Elections Bill ‘takes us back 150 years’ as blind voters face exclusion from electoral process
Blind and partially sighted voters are being denied the right to a secret vote, and the new Elections Bill will only make this worse, warns sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), who are launching a new campaign to fight the proposed changes.
Youth forum for blind and partially sighted people wins £24,000 grant
A campaigning group for young people in Scotland who are blind or partially sighted has been awarded a £24,000 grant over three years from The RS Macdonald Charitable Trust to extend its reach.
Talking Books stalwart named in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for volunteering
Don Brown, 78 has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for his volunteering services to blind and partially sighted people.
How our local heroes have had a real impact in 2021
RNIB campaigners have worked hard to change their local areas for the better, so we want to highlight some of their achievements.
Call for NI Businesses to "Get on Board"
A new free resource for employers has been officially launched today to help strengthen inclusion practices within our workforce.
Making it easier for someone with sight loss to start their own business
We've struck an exciting partnership with British Business Bank that aims to break down barriers to the business world for people living with sight loss.
Young Scots with sight loss urge first-time voters to use their vote
Four young people in Scotland are supporting a campaign to encourage more first-time voters to take part in elections, especially those like themselves who have sight loss.
RNIB looks to the Lords to amend Elections Bill
Hopes for changes to the Elections Bill rest on the House of Lords as the bill completed its remaining stages in the House of Commons on 17 January.