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Scribit launches new audio description tool for online videos

The Dutch company, Scribit.pro, has created an easy-to-use tool to produce captions, transcripts and audio description for online videos, such as the ones on YouTube.

Posted Thursday, 11 March 2021 News type: News story

Vaccines Minister pledges move towards accessible vaccination communications

Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has told RNIB that he will act to make sure the vaccine programmes is accessible and has asked his team to look at how people can routinely get vaccine appointment booking information in their preferred formats.

Posted Friday, 5 March 2021 News type: Article

Sekha Hall tells us about his partner Cleveland

Sekha Hall talks about unsafe railway stations and how his partner, Cleveland's life was cut short.

Posted Friday, 5 March 2021 News type: Blog

RNIB campaigning during the roadmap out of lockdown

We are highlighting important issues affecting blind and partially sighted people and our ongoing campaigning, after the announcement of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown for England.

Posted Tuesday, 2 March 2021 News type: News story

Ansley’s blog: Why we’re calling for all information to be accessible

Have you ever had to ask a friend, neighbour, carer or your child to read your hospital test results or appointment letter?

Posted Thursday, 25 February 2021 News type: Blog

School students with SEND must have their needs considered when grades are assessed

RNIB has called for the specific needs of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to be taken into account when planning assessments and grading this summer.

Posted Monday, 22 February 2021 News type: Article

Petition: Railway stations must be made accessible

A lack of tactile paving at railway stations is exposing blind and partially sighted people to "significantly higher levels of risk than the general public", with people with sight loss making up nine to 15 per cent of people who fall from station platforms, a new report from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has found.

Posted Friday, 19 February 2021 News type: Article

Charity warns of increase in hallucinations due to sight loss

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is warning that ongoing lockdown and coronavirus restrictions could be causing a spike in hallucinations due to sight loss.

Posted Tuesday, 16 February 2021 News type: Press release

Coronavirus lockdown could be causing more people with sight loss to experience hallucinations

RNIB warns that the ongoing lockdown and coronavirus restrictions could be causing a spike in hallucinations due to sight loss.

Posted Tuesday, 16 February 2021 News type: News story

Campaign win: Government makes major accessibility improvements to coronavirus home testing

Coronavirus home tests are about to become far more accessible for blind and partially sighted people, after months of campaigning from RNIB and our work with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to make this happen.

Posted Monday, 15 February 2021