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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-to-see, tactile, or t...

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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 to make sure this Mo...

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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 Edwards as RNIB’s lates...

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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 damage to the optic ne...

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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 – but you might thin...

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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 measuring ang...

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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, has no sight whatsoeve...

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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 as she takes on the ...

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A young black man in a turquoise sports vest stands with his back to the camera and his head turned to show his side profile. The OpenMove headphones sit around the back of his head with the bone-conduction speaker resting in front of his ear

Discover the magic of open-ear headphones

Posted 12/02/25

Open-ear headphones are a great way to listen to calls, audiobooks, music, GPS directions and more, while staying safe in a frenetically paced worl...

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