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Willie Rennie MSP finds out what it's like to go land-yachting with sight loss
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP will join a group of blind and partially sighted young people today to go land-yachting on West Sands beach in St Andrews.
Campaigning for accessible streets in Poundbury
Our campaigning for accessible streets in Poundbury has led to a meeting to discuss the central shared space area, Queen Mother Square, with Poundbury’s landowner, the Duchy of Cornwall.
Department for Transport announces £20 million for station accessibility improvements
Blind and partially sighted people rely on public transport to get around. Ensuring that public transport is accessible and inclusive, so people can be independent, is absolutely fundamental. We're asking your help to highlight the issues to the Department for Transport.
A step towards the end of silent vehicles on UK roads
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced an important step towards the end of silent vehicles on UK roads. But what are the risks when vehicles are silent, what does the DfT announcement mean in practice, and does it go far enough?
Breaking records and barriers
Northern Irish Songstress Andrea Begley has a new single and an exciting new role as the Chairperson of RNIB’s Network Committee.
Calls to RNIB advice line set to more than triple
The sight loss advice line run by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is set to receive a 240 per cent increase in calls about emotional support between 2016 and 2019.