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A new dawn: first time using an app to vote
Richard Holmes, RNIB's Parliamentary and Public Affairs Manager blogs on his first experience of voting independently using a smartphone app.
Scotland’s towns and cities should follow Edinburgh’s lead and ban advertising boards on streets
A national sight loss charity is calling on towns and cities throughout Scotland to follow Edinburgh City Council’s lead and bad advertising boards on streets.
Accessible voting win (but still a way to go)
Blind and partially sighted people should be able to use tools such as mobile phone apps or video magnifiers in the polling booth to help read the options on the ballot paper, according to the Cabinet Office.
Volunteer to open up a world of books for blind and partially sighted people
This National Volunteers Day an RNIB Cardiff Transcription Services volunteer is urging people in South Wales to help blind and partially sighted people access the books they love.
Bridgend boy wins Young Achiever award for campaign to end pavement parking
A young boy from Bridgend received a Bridge FM Young Achiever Award in recognition of his campaigning for blind and partially sighted people in South Wales.
Blind and partially sighted people will put questions to General Election candidates
Blind and partially sighted people will get a chance to put questions to Scottish General Election candidates at hustings organised by sight loss charity RNIB Scotland this evening (Thursday, November 28th).
Secret ballot must be a priority for next UK Parliament
As blind and partially sighted voters still struggle to cast their ballot papers in secret, RNIB Cymru is urging elected Welsh MPs to add their voice to calls for a review of election procedures.
Voters with sight loss still struggling to cast their votes
Blind and partially sighted voters still struggle to cast their ballot papers in secret, says a leading sight loss charity as it launches its manifesto for the December 12th General Election.