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Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.
Five people wearing pink RNIB t-shirts and holding signs protesting railway stations ticket office closures, stand outside the Department for Transport.

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Children with sight loss to enjoy new play facilities at RNIB Share Chalet

Tuesday 31 January marked the official opening of a new dedicated play and calming area at sight loss support charity RNIB’s (Royal National Institute of Blind…

Posted Friday, 3 February 2023 News type: Press release

Key insights from the 2022 annual volunteer survey

I am Hannah Baguley, the Volunteering Insight Manager at RNIB and I am responsible for all of the volunteering research that we undertake.

Posted Wednesday, 1 February 2023 News type: Blog

Huda and Alia Hathaf share their volunteering experience

Huda and Alia Hathaf are sisters and based in Wales, they started volunteering in RNIB in the summer of 2020 as Telephone Group Facilitators. They are both stu…

Posted Monday, 30 January 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories

RNIB and Guide Dogs NI offer first of its kind sight loss training for school counsellors

Led by RNIB NI (The Royal National Institute of Blind People), in partnership with Guide Dogs NI, the Counselling Insight Project is a two-year venture that re…

Posted Friday, 27 January 2023 News type: Press release

RNIB demands urgent Government action to address Access to Work delays

Thousands of jobs and careers at risk due to increasing delays

Posted Thursday, 26 January 2023

Thousands of jobs at risk due to Government failures in managing the Access to Work scheme

RNIB is demanding that the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) makes drastic improvements to the Access to Work scheme it runs to support disabled people to …

Posted Thursday, 26 January 2023 News type: Press release

Finding bargains in the January sales can be an overwhelming experience for people with sight loss

Deborah Cooper, age 24, who has Severe Visual Snow Syndrome and Visual Processing disorder, enjoys keeping up with the latest fashion. She describes her experi…

Posted Friday, 20 January 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories News type: Article

Edinburgh group will support and encourage performers with sight loss

A unique group to help blind and partially sighted people find work in the performing arts has been launched in Edinburgh.

Posted Friday, 20 January 2023 News type: Article

Braille still as vital as ever, insists Dunoon man with sight loss

Braille, the system of raised dots that has enabled blind people to read and write, is as vital as ever, despite the advances of new technology, says Scotland'…

Posted Wednesday, 4 January 2023 News type: News story

Ollie Thomas shares his experience volunteering with RNIB

Ollie Thomas, age 25 (as of November 2022), completed the Vision Awards Programme with RNIB as a volunteer and has enjoyed checking and editing transcriptions …

Posted Wednesday, 4 January 2023 News type: Case study News type: Your Stories