RNIB Blog

Filter by blog type:

Three painted Easter eggs nestling in an alpine strawberry. One in the style of Van Gogh's Starry night, one is a cartoon smiling face wearing a knitted hat, the last has a thylacine (or Tasmanian tiger) painted on it

Banish Easter boredom!

Posted 11/03/25 | Advice

The end of term looms so it’s time for parents and carers to make plans to occupy young hands and minds....

Read Article
A person holding out their arm to show a tactile watch on their wrist. The case is open and the person's other finger is outstretched to read the time using the tactile markings on the watch face.

How do I tell the time?

Posted 10/03/25 | Advice

If sight loss means you can no longer read the time on your old watch, you should check out the accessible alternatives: easy-...

Read Article
Lorna walking with her guide dog. She has brown hair, is wearing a denim jacket, black jeans, and black trainers.

Make Mother's Day special

Posted 10/03/25 | Interviews

Mums come in all sorts of flavours – biological mums, step-mums, foster mums, carers, grannies, just-like-a mums – and we want...

Read Article
Meet our newest Ambassador

Meet our newest Ambassador

Posted 11/03/25 | News

We’re delighted to announce blind content creator, disability activist, award-winning presenter, journalist and author Lucy Ed...

Read Article
A black woman in a turquoise top tips her head back and uses an eye drop dispenser.

World Glaucoma Week

Posted 04/03/25 | Advice

It's World Glaucoma Week – but what is glaucoma? Put simply, glaucoma is the name of a group of eye conditions where there's d...

Read Article
Susan and Jo cross the finish line at the Great North Run. Behind them are more runners, and supporters lining the route.

Ready to run

Posted 04/03/25 | Interviews

Running has lots to recommend it – good for your health, gets you out in the fresh air, (basic kit aside) free to take part in...

Read Article
Open tin with easy-to-see maths tools - including ruler, protractor, set squares, and compass - inside. Inside the lid is a yellow stencil with the alphabet in upper and lower case and numbers.

Take 9am double maths in your stride

Posted 18/02/25 | News

We don't promise that this tactile, easy-to-see maths set will make the hypotenuse your favourite animal, but it can make drawing and ...

Read Article
Sightless Kombat, a young white man in a dark t-shirt with a skull and blue gear wheel on it and baseball cap, holds a games console controller in front of shelves containing models of characters from games and science fiction franchises.

Gaming with sight loss: A beginner's guide

Posted 24/02/25 | Advice

RNIB's Accessible Gaming Officer, SightlessKombat, who is also an award-winning and multi-credited accessibility consultant, h...

Read Article
Close up image of clear plastic sheet with embossed braille that matches the original page of text and illustration from The Baddies seen through it.

Fire up young imaginations

Posted 26/02/25 | Advice

Leave the real world behind for a little while this World Book Day (WBD) and hang out with Bluey or Paddington, ride with Eira...

Read Article