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Over-the-shoulder view of a white man reading a giant print book

How can I keep reading?

Posted 07/04/25 | Advice

If you have some vision but you struggle to read regular print, large or giant print may be for you. For information on where ...

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Six ways to adapt your kitchen

Six ways to adapt your kitchen

Posted 19/03/25 | Advice

Whether you’re adapting to sight loss, or starting to find your way around cooking for yourself, there’s plenty of ways you ca...

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A person's hand holding two similarly shaped door keys in front of a pale blue exterior door. One key has a horizontal line of black tacti-mark on it, the other has a smiley face marked in orange tacti mark

How can I identify keys?

Posted 31/03/25 | Advice

Making your keys easier to identify couldn’t be more straightforward, whether you want to tell them apart by touch or sight. Read Article— How can I identify keys?

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

It’s time, once again, for parents and carers to make plans to occupy young hands and minds. We have som...

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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-...

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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 d...

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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, h...

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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...

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A white man with short, light-coloured hair stands in front of shelves holding accessible products and demonstrates a big button telephone to a customer who has their back to the camera,

Get hands on with our products

Posted 12/02/25 | Advice

If you'd like to find out more about the products we offer, you can book a consultation in one of our Products for Life Stores. 

You can ...

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