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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 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 sa...

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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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How can I show people I have sight loss?

Posted 12/02/25 | Advice

If you're not ready for a guide cane or long cane, you can carry a symbol cane to let people around you know that you have sig...

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A person feeling an image of a lightbulb with a filament on a Dot Pad

Meet the Dot Pad

Posted 03/02/25 | News

It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of a real-time tactile graphics display that blind and partially sighted people could use to access images...

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Cataract and how it affects what you see

Posted 22/01/25 | Advice

Louise Gow, RNIB's head of optometry, low vision and eye health, shares useful information about cataracts and how to make the most of your visi...

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Download January's New Product Guide

Posted 08/01/25 | News

The January issue of New Product Guide is jammed to its proverbial rafters with brilliant new products to kick ...

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My top six braille products from RNIB

Posted 17/12/24 | Advice

As we celebrate 200 years of braille, Dave Williams, RNIB's Inclusive Design Ambassador and chair of the Braillists Founda...

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Fitness watches – an accessibility review

Fitness watches – an accessibility review

Posted 22/10/24 | Product Reviews

This one goes out to anyone making good on their New Year resolution to get fitter… Whether you're doing couch to 5K, brav...

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