RNIB launches national quality assurance mark
New cards from RBS will be first products to achieve RNIB Approved status The UK’s largest sight loss charity RNIB has launched a new quality…
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Daily assault course of street obstacles and dangerous crossings injuring blind people
Thousands of blind and partially sighted people are being injured as they walk around their local streets, leaving many of them without the confidence to…
North London musician wins competition to design sound of leading sight loss charity
35-year-old Charlie San from Tottenham has created the new audio logo for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), after entering a national competition…
Blind and partially sighted 11 year olds twice as likely to be bullied at school
Children with vision impairment are at increased risk of bullying warn two leading sight loss charities. The RLSB (the Royal London Society for Blind People)…
Leading charity warns UK is leaving thousands of blind people isolated and at risk of depression
RNIB says fewer than one in three (30%) eye departments offer adequate support to people who are losing their sight National sight loss charity RNIB…
Blind opera singer releases album to help raise money for sight loss charity
Elizabeth Capener, 33, a blind soprano from London has released her first opera album and will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the…
Blind campaigner from Irlam travelling to Brussels to meet MEPs
Kimberley Burrows, 26, who is blind, is travelling to the European Parliament on 11 November to meet a number of MEPs as part of an…
RNIB launches Overdrive, a digital audio library for people with sight loss
Exciting new service allows users to download books, magazines and podcasts directly onto computers, smartphones and tablets The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)…
Glasgow conference explores how technolgy can transform the lives of blind people
‘SMART’ glasses that maximise the remaining vision of partially sighted people, shoes with vibrating sensors that guide the wearer in a certain direction, and a…
Further Education at RNIB College Loughborough
RNIB College Loughborough supports students with a wide range of disabilities to achieve their goals. We are a small, friendly College where each member of…
RNIB produces top tips for healthcare professionals
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has produced two guides aimed at helping healthcare professionals to ensure their services are accessible to blind…
RNIB challenges bus companies to sign up to accessibility charter
First UK Bus has become the first national bus operator to pledge its support for a Charter to ensure services are accessible for customers with…
RNIB launches good practice guide on making train services more accessible
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has produced a new guide aimed at improving the service the rail network offers passengers with sight…
Patients are going blind as overstretched eye clinics reach breaking point
New research reveals that delays in diagnosis, treatment and follow up care are resulting in people losing their sight Eye clinic staff describe their working…
Blind and partially sighted technology beginners encouraged to ‘Switch on’
This November the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is helping technology beginners to switch on and learn the basics. RNIB’s Switch on to…