HRH The Countess of Wessex joins RNIB Shape and Share craft session
HRH The Countess of Wessex recently took part in an online session to highlight the work of the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) serv…
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RNIB Bookshare celebrates reaching half a million books in accessible formats
An accessible book service from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is celebrating reaching half a million books. RNIB Bookshare, w…
Campaigners step into history 100 years after Blind March
Blind and partially sighted campaigners across the UK will be marching throughout April to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the ‘Blind March’,…
Nominations sought for RNIB See Differently Awards
Awards event launched to recognise and celebrate outstanding work to support people with sight loss The Royal National Institute of Blind People (R…
Successful legal challenge to Government’s voting provisions
The High Court has today handed down a damning judgment on the Government’s current arrangements for blind and partially sighted voters, declaring the…
Elin Williams
Elin started her blog in 2015 to share her love of writing and her all her passions, including music, beauty, fashion and lifestyle, and educate others on how she enjoys them as a visually impaired person. Her blog shares her perspectives and raises awareness of wider accessibility and disability issues. It also works to motivate and help others with visual impairments. She explains: “Sight loss deprives me from being able to see the world like everyone else but it doesn’t deprive me of my skills, my passions or my abilities.”
Visual Impairment Sports Engagement Day
Scottish Disability Sport has organised a broad partnership with Celtic FC Foundation, RNIB, Haggeye, Guide Dogs Scotland, FABB Scotland, Visibility, J…
Blind baker challenges public attitudes
Penny Melville-Brown from Hampshire (UK) is living proof that many people under-estimate what blind people can do. Research published today by the R…
RNIB to launch new low-cost refreshable braille display
On 8 October 2018, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) will launch the Orbit Reader 20 onto the UK market. Refreshable braille devic…
Student designs special ‘tactile tartan’ for those with visual impairments
A Heriot-Watt student has designed a tactile tartan with the aim of assisting people with visual impairments. Anna Cuinu, who studies at the univers…
WATCH: RNIB’s #HowISee Campaign
In this video RNIB users tell us how they see. What are your experiences? Tell us with the hashtag #HowISee