Filters
Showing results
Caerphilly mum takes on Marathon Mates challenge
Emma Arnold, a mum of two from Hengoed, has signed up to run 26.2 miles in support of blind and partially sighted people across Wales.
Your pocket guide to voting in the 2021 Senedd elections
This year’s Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament elections will be held across Wales on 6 May. It’s a crucial opportunity to make your voice heard.
RNIB supports legal challenge against DWP Personal Independence Payments policy
RNIB is supporting a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions over its policy to make conditional telephone “offers” to people planning to appeal assessors’ decisions over their personal independence payments (PIP).
Local elections: contact your prospective councillors
The run-up to the local elections provides an excellent opportunity to share your experiences - and to raise awareness of issues affecting local blind and partially sighted people - because with an upcoming vote, councillors are keen for your support.
Coming out of lockdown, together
RNIB’s work on the anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown.
Working to ensure the vaccine programme is accessible for blind and partially sighted people
Health Minister Robin Swann has praised sight loss charities RNIB and Guide Dogs in Northern Ireland for creating advice for staff involved with administrating the coronavirus vaccine to blind and partially sighted people.
Blind and partially sighted people “forgotten’”as COVID vaccine rolled out in Wales
At the beginning of the year, we asked the Welsh Government COVID Vaccine Board and all health boards to consider two things when rolling out the coronavirus vaccination programme in Wales:
Campaign win: Government will take steps on accessible info after legal challenge
We’re delighted the Department for Health and Social Care have agreed to make sure preferred formats are consistently recorded and acted on, after blind woman Sarah Leadbetter brought a legal case following failures connected to the shielding programme.