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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
Concern lockdown may have increased preventable sight loss
With postponed waiting lists for hospital eye appointments across Britain a third higher than before the covid crisis, there are fears that some people will have lost sight that might previously have been saved
RNIB research reveals gaming inaccessible for people with sight loss
Gaming is not yet accessible for many blind and partially sighted people, according to new RNIB research involving over 500 participants living with sight loss.
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.