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RNIB NI Products for Life co-ordinator Louise Kenny shares her expertise with a visitor at the 2025 tech fair while a volunteer guide listens.

RNIB NI Technology Fair 2026

Posted 04/02/26 | News

The RNIB NI Technology Fair will open its doors for the third year on Wednesday 11 February 2026. For one day only, this completely free event is t...

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A pancake folded in quarters on a white plate and topped with syrup, blueberries and a wedge of lemon

Five products to make Pancake Day easier

Posted 03/02/26 | Advice

Flippin' heck, it's nearly Pancake Day! These product picks will help you produce delicious pancakes on 17 February, and make cooking easier every ...

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Four inclusive greetings card on a wooden surface in front of a red background. From left: A Love Hearts-inspired design, an intersex Pride Progress flag in a heart shape, a ‘I love you to the moon and back’ message, a Galentine’s Day card

Our top five Valentine’s picks for you

Posted 20/01/26 | Advice

We’re here to help everyone feel the love this February – whether you’re marking Galentine’s Day on 13th February or Valentine’s Day on the 14th, w...

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Dave Steele, the Blind Poet, in low light in front of a flat rural landscape that is out of focus. He's a white man with a bushy beard, wearing a burgundy rollneck, dark jacket, flat cap, and spectacles, who is holding a long cane.

Dave Steele, the Blind Poet, on his accessible books for children

Posted 14/01/26 | Interviews

Stories are important. Humans have been telling each other tales for thousands of years, from cave paintings and campfire stories to videos and thr...

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

What is glaucoma?

Posted 16/12/25

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month – but what is glaucoma? Put simply, glaucoma is the name of a group of eye conditions where there's damage to t...

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Front cover of the large print New Product Guide for January 2026

New Product Guide – now on our Shop

Posted 22/12/25 | News

You can now download a digital copy of the New Product Guide free of charge. To support sustainability and reduce waste, printed copies (large prin...

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Fingers reading braille in the print and braille edition of Little People, Big Dreams: Louis Braille.

Ten essential braille facts

Posted 22/12/25

You know it’s got dots, you probably know the dots are raised (the worrying number of ‘braille fails’ on signage out there means we can’t take that...

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An older man with long, bushy white beard in sparkly gold-rimmed goggle-style sunglasses and red sequin jacket holds a glitterball while shiny confetti falls around him. He looks pleasantly surprised.

Dress to impress this party season

Posted 16/12/25 | Advice

Party season is upon us and if you want to wow the crowds, we have tips to get you out of the door, looking fab-u-lous! PENfriend laundry labels ca...

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A middle-aged man in a Christmas jumper, an older man wearing a paper crown, and a teenage boy in a Santa hat are cooking at a gas hob

Make Christmas with sight loss as smooth as Nigella's gravy...

Posted 15/12/25 | Advice

If this will be your first year cooking Christmas dinner with sight loss, or if you’re sighted and hosting someone with sight loss for the first ti...

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