Tag: RNIB

Elections Bill ‘takes us back 150 years’ as blind voters face exclusion from electoral process

Stuart Mitchell

Blind and partially sighted voters are being denied the right to a secret vote, and the new Elections Bill will only make this worse, warns sight loss charity the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), who are launching a new campaign to fight the proposed changes. Despite new stats from YouGov showing 87 per cent of the public believe it’s important everyone should have the right to vote in secret, the House of Lords are about to consider Government proposals which could further deny blind and partially sighted people…

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RNIB See Differently Awards 2022 to recognise and reward outstanding contributions in sight loss sector

Stuart Mitchell

Nominations for the RNIB See Differently Awards 2022 are now open. Building on the success of the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s 2019 awards, the 2022 event will recognise and celebrate outstanding work to support people with sight loss. They aim to highlight the contributions being made to break down barriers and improve the world for people with sight loss. Nominations are now being sought and the award winners will be announced at a ceremony which will take place at a central London hotel on 29 March 2022. RNIB…

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Paralympians launch campaign to encourage more blind and partially sighted people to get active

Stuart Mitchell

Paralympics GB gold medal winners Chris Skelley and Libby Clegg on Tuesday 28 September 2021 launched See Sport Differently, a campaign to encourage the UK’s two million blind and partially sighted people to get more physically active. See Sport Differently, a three-year campaign run by RNIB in partnership with British Blind Sport, aims to tackle lower levels of wellbeing amongst blind and partially sighted people by highlighting the benefits of physical activity, and demonstrating to blind and partially sighted people and the sports industry alike that sight loss doesn’t need…

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“Community Cruises” Help Visually-Impaired Affected By The Pandemic Prepare For The ‘New Normal’ As Two-Thirds Admit To Feeling Less Independent

Stuart Mitchell

Eco-friendly boat company GoBoat London has partnered with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) as part of its “Community Cruises” initiative, providing verbal guided tours to support the visually-impaired community affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme, which sees regular free boat trips and guided tours provided to the capital’s vulnerable and isolated population, aims to help improve the social and interpersonal skills and mental health of those who have been most affected by the ongoing pandemic. Every Tuesday for the rest of the year, GoBoat will be providing free boat trips to…

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Charity highlights inaccessible packaging with pop-up Store

Stuart Mitchell

A new campaign by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is highlighting the issue of inaccessible packaging and the impact it has on people with sight loss. As part of its Design for Everyone campaign, the charity is opening its WhatsIn Store, an experiential event aiming to give an insight into how it feels to be confronted with inaccessible packaging. The store will be stocked with products with blank or intentionally vague packaging. Hidden cameras in the shop will film people’s reactions, while the shopkeeper then reveals that this is often the reality…

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