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Twenty-one new internships open for blind and partially sighted jobseekers to Get Set Progress
21 new paid internship roles have just opened for blind and partially sighted jobseekers to Get Set Progress.
Hazel Hyland shares her volunteering story
Hazel Hyland, age 44 has been blind since birth and is based in Newcastle. Hazel has been volunteering for 30 years and she shared her story while volunteering…
RNIB is helping people with sight loss see differently in Newcastle
There are approximately 5,330 people living with sight loss in the Newry, Mourne and Down area. Anyone affected by sight loss, whether themselves or through a …
UK sight loss charities demand the UK Government increases benefits in line with inflation rather than wages
Charities representing blind and partially sighted people are urging the UK Government to increase benefits in line with inflation rather than wages when a dec…
What's it like creating your own literary world of characters and scenery when you are blind or partially sighted?
Given the wide spectrum of sight loss it's hard to generalise, while many people who lose sight may have had fuller vision for much of their life.
Three stand-up comedians with sight loss had their own shows at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe
We've asked them what got them into comedy, is their sight loss part of their act, and what particular barriers they've encountered on the comedy circuit…
RNIB provides braille transcript for first CBeebies Bedtime Story read in braille
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is delighted to join forces with CBeebies Bedtime Stories and Paralympian Lora Fachi…
RNIB launches new campaign to dispel myths and encourage people to ‘See the person, not the sight loss’
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) and The&Partnership have launched a new campaign ‘See the person, not the sight loss…
RNIB demands the Government do more to support blind and partially sighted people struggling with the cost of living
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) handed in a petition signed by 2733 people to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) demanding that they…