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RNIB and Frimley Phoenix Cricket Club join forces to hand in petition calling for amends to Elections Bill

‘It’s just not cricket’

Posted Tuesday, 12 April 2022 News type: Press release

#BlindVotersCount campaign update

With the help of Surrey VI County Cricket Club, we delivered our #BlindVotersCount petition to Michael Gove.

Posted Monday, 11 April 2022

Sight loss support service in Highlands marks five years of help

A life-changing service, run in partnership between NHS Highlands and national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland celebrates a key anniversary this week.

Posted Wednesday, 6 April 2022 News type: News story

New support to help people in Shetland come to terms with sight loss

The national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland will provide a life-line service on behalf of NHS Shetland starting this week

Posted Friday, 1 April 2022 News type: News story

RNIB See Differently Awards celebrate inspiring and innovative work to support people with sight loss

A number of people and organisations from across the UK who have worked to make the world a more inclusive place for blind and partially sighted people were celebrated at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) See Differently Awards.

Posted Thursday, 31 March 2022 News type: Press release

RNIB calls on Government to make employers report on disability

In response to a government consultation, RNIB are calling for mandatory disability workforce reporting to ensure workplaces are inclusive and accessible for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Friday, 25 March 2022 News type: News story

High-flyers with sensory loss take to the air!

Two young deaf people and two young people with sight loss will get a chance to experience the thrill of flying a plane this Thursday

Posted Thursday, 24 March 2022 News type: News story

New framework to boost education of children with vision impairment

Two-year research project results In Curriculum Framework for Children and Young People with Vision Impairment.

Posted Tuesday, 15 March 2022 News type: Press release

Campaign win: Network Rail confirms faster timeline for rail safety

Thanks to your persistent campaigning, Network Rail is speeding up the installation of tactile paving on all railway platforms in Britain.

Posted Friday, 11 March 2022 News type: News story

Protect, not weaken, the right to vote in secret, RNIB demands

Scottish MPs urged to re-think proposed legislation that could disadvantage voters with sight loss

Posted Thursday, 10 March 2022 News type: News story