World Braille Day: The Wild Card
Today (4 January) is World Braille Day. Braille is a tactile writing system that is used by visually impaired people, using raised dots to represent…
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Two-thirds of people have never met a blind child
The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) has launched a nationwide appeal to raise awareness of childhood sight loss and generate vital funds to improve…
“Barely any help for young blind & deaf people” – Money Advice Service
An investigation by the Money Advice Service (MAS) has found young blind or deaf people in the UK receive “barely any” specialised financial education. This…
Disability charity launches accessible ice skating sessions for people with sight and hearing impairments in London
The ice skating sessions aim to get more disabled people in England into physical activity and sport The programme is being funded by Sport England…
Blind senior RNIB leaders trek across Iceland to support people living with sight loss
RNIB Director of Engagement, Fazilet Hadi and RNIB Chair, Kevin Carey, both registered blind, took on the challenge alongside RNIB Director of Fundraising, Wanda Hamilton…
Royal Blind Expands Adult Services in Edinburgh
Scotland’s largest visual impairment organisation is expanding its services for adults with the development of a new residence providing community-based supported living in Edinburgh. For…
Research launched to discover how much revenue UK businesses are losing as disabled customers click away from inaccessible websites
A research survey to discover how much revenue UK businesses are losing due to disabled customers finding their websites inaccessible, has been launched today by…
Blind and dyslexic students to access books in accessible formats
Elsevier signs up to provide titles to Load2Learn accessible formats service for students Students with sight loss or dyslexia can now access a wider range…
RNIB calls for legislation as report reveals low level of audio description for on-demand TV
Leading sight loss charity RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) is calling for Government legislation to help tackle the issue of a lack of…
Young blind and partially sighted campaigners meet with MPs during Parliament visit
A group of young campaigners with sight loss travelled to the Houses of Parliament on 14th October to experience Westminster life and met with the…
Visually impaired group abseil for charity
A group of visually impaired people took a courageous step in aid of a Birmingham charity for the blind – by abseiling almost 200 ft…
RNIB launches fully accessible ‘ready to go’ computer range
Blind and partially sighted people can now buy from a range of new accessible computers, products which come ready loaded with either JAWS or MAGic…
‘Care Home Idols’ trophy presented to teenage singer
A teenage singer with a visual impairment accepted the ‘Care Home Idols 2014’ trophy on behalf of Forward Vision, to celebrate their success in a…
App brings VOD to blind and partially sighted people
Sight loss charity RNIB trials pioneering audio description app Blind and partially sighted people in the UK are set to benefit from a new app…
Forum Opens to Support People with Sight Loss
A new community scheme from Guide Dogs is giving people who are blind or partially sighted, and their loved ones, the opportunity to play a…