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Blind Fife author highlights love of reading and listening to audiobooks ahead of World Book Day

The Courier 04 Mar 2021

This year's World Book Day comes after 12 months in which reading has been a bigger part of most people's lives than ever before ... .

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Accessible Design Matters - RNIB Creates A Revolutionary Prototype Of A Pregnancy Test For Blind ...

Forbes 03 Mar 2021

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Sophie decorates bird box in support of RNIB

Belfast Telegraph 06 Feb 2021

Sophie painted a bird box as children supported by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and their families also decorated wooden homes for birds ... RNIB ... RNIB ... RNIB ... RNIB ... And she thanked the RNIB for all the work the charity is doing to support people.

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‘It means independence, knowledge and freedom’: Kirkcaldy woman says braille is still relevant in the ...

The Courier 22 Jan 2021

Braille is as vital as ever, despite the invention of modern-day IT systems, says national sight loss charity RNIB Scotland ... .

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The UK's Royal National Institute of Blind People has helped create an accessible pregnancy test ...

Business Insider 14 Nov 2020

The&Partnership Visually impaired women cannot use traditional pregnancy tests, so British charity the RNIB teamed up with marketing network The&Partnership; to create an accessible one ... Working alongside creative agency The&Partnership; and product designer Josh Wasserman, the RNIB stepped in to fix this problem.

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RNIB develops world’s first pregnancy test for people with sight loss

Metro UK 21 Oct 2020

To help, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has developed the world’s first accessible pregnancy test, letting blind and partially sighted people feel the result ... The RNIB test (Picture. RNIB) ... The RNIB prototype uses existing pregnancy test technology, but instead ...

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RNIB to transform procurement with Proactis

Public Technologies 21 Sep 2020

- Proactis, the global spend management experts, today announced that one of the UK's largest charities, the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is to use the Proactis Source-to-Contract suite to modernize its procurement processes ... Hurst, Head of Procurement at RNIB.

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Samsung TV Receives Accreditation From Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in the UK

Public Technologies 26 Aug 2020

Samsung has worked with RNIB since 2013 to ensure that Samsung products are suited with the proper features to offer accessibility for all consumers ... David Clarke, Director of Services at RNIB, said, 'RNIB is delighted to award our Tried and Tested certification to Samsung in recognition of the accessibility features within their TV.

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Ninewells Hospital sight loss support scheme being replicated in Japan due to success

The Courier 05 Aug 2020

A pioneering service in Dundee's Ninewells Hospital to help and reassure people diagnosed with sight loss is now being replicated in Japan ... .

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ZDNet 25 Jun 2020

This tool allows users to simulate vision loss from DME whilst providing information for patients/caregivers about the condition ... .

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Children 'exposed to harm' at Coventry RNIB children's home

BBC News 25 Jun 2020

An investigation into the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) found serious issues at the Pears Centre children's home.

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Children at RNIB schools and homes put at risk, charity regulator finds

The Guardian 25 Jun 2020

... charities”, serious shortcomings in management, oversight and staffing were found at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB).

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RNIB calls for a new generation to remember the 1920 'Blind March'

York Press 08 Apr 2020

One hundred years ago this week (on April 5, 1920 to be exact) 74 blind workers from Scotland and north east England set off from Leeds to march down to London to meet the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George ... .

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Fife Doctor Who fan given starring role in new audio book

The Courier 10 Feb 2020

Fife's biggest Doctor Who fan has been given a starring role in a new audio book featuring the nation's favourite Time Lord ... .

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Guide Dog Owner Wins Compensation From London McDonald's That Threw Him Out

Huffington Post 15 Jan 2020

A blind law student who was kicked out of McDonald’s because he had a guide dog has won an apology – and an apparently sizeable financial settlement. Fraser Kane, a student at the University of Strathclyde, was left “completely distraught” after being asked to leave the Paddington branch in August ... .