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RNIB launches Sensory Scavenger Hunt activity-pack for children

RNIB has launched an exciting new Sensory Scavenger Hunt activity pack that lets children of all ages understand their senses beyond sight through fun challenges.

Posted Monday, 26 October 2020 News type: News story

MPs debate how to ensure disabled people are not excluded as the Government deals with coronavirus

MPs discussed issues faced by blind and partially sighted people during the coronavirus pandemic in a debate in Westminster Hall last week, including accessible information, access to food, the inaccessibility of social distancing, and how to improve public understanding.

Posted Thursday, 22 October 2020

Sight loss charities urge Glasgow Council to postpone e-scooter trial

Two national sight loss charities have raised concerns over moves by Glasgow City Council to trial the use of rented e-scooters.

Posted Thursday, 22 October 2020 News type: News story

MPs debate how to ensure disabled people are not excluded as the Government deals with coronavirus

MPs discussed issues faced by blind and partially sighted people during the coronavirus pandemic in a debate in Westminster Hall last week, including accessible information, access to food, the inaccessibility of social distancing, and how to improve public understanding.

Posted Thursday, 22 October 2020 News type: News story

Minister for Disabled People hears first hand the experiences of blind and partially sighted people

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been seeking views to inform the development of the Government’s Health and Disability Green Paper and its National Strategy for Disabled People.

Posted Thursday, 15 October 2020 News type: Article

Voting still not accessible for blind and partially sight people finds RNIB research

Voting in the General Election last year was not accessible for people with sight loss, with only one in 10 blind people able to vote independently and in secret, according to RNIB research.

Posted Tuesday, 13 October 2020

RNIB research finds just 1 in 10 blind people able to vote independently

Posted Tuesday, 13 October 2020 News type: Press release

Turned Out 2019 report reveals worrying difficulties in exercising a democratic right

The majority of blind and partially sighted people in the UK are still unable to vote independently or in secret, according to figures released by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) today.

Posted Tuesday, 13 October 2020 News type: News story

Ansley’s blog: It’s OK not to be OK, RNIB Cymru are here to help

As winter draws closer and there is still no end in sight to the pandemic that has dominated 2020, it is understandable that many of us are in need of a little extra emotional support.

Posted Monday, 12 October 2020 News type: Blog

People with sight loss can bank on support from Ulster Bank

The changes experienced across society over the last six months have been particularly challenging for blind and partially sighted people.

Posted Friday, 9 October 2020 News type: News story