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Digital Shoreditch to showcase new accessible street works system
Sight Line, a new system of signalling street works to vision impaired people, designed by the Royal College of Art... 11:49 AM -
Vision Impaired People Turning to Audioboo for a Social Experience
A news release from RLSB social media partner Audioboo: Many popular social media sites are text, image and video based,... 10:08 AM -
Smartphone App designed for blind photographers
A smartphone app is being developed for vision impaired photographers, using audio cues to make it easier to take camera... 3:48 PM -
Almost 2 million Ebooks become accessible for VI readers
Blind and partially sighted book enthusiasts have welcomed news that Amazon has released a fully accessible Kindle app for iPhone... 1:12 PM
Previous news
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Thomson Holidays refuses to allow blind friends on flight
RLSB has issued a response following news that Thomson Holidays refused blind friends Lauren Wigglesworth (27) and Stephen Sherwood (24) … Continued
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Marathon Achievements
RLSB is very proud of the four people who completed the Virgin London Marathon for us on April 21 this year. Community … Continued
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RLSB’s 175th Anniversary Exhibition
Photographs, antique Braille machines and sports trophies will be among some of the items on display at Sevenoaks Library, as … Continued
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Ollie finishes the Brighton Marathon with a smile
Ollie Thornton breezed through the Brighton Marathon in an impressive three hours and 19 minutes, to raise funds for RLSB. … Continued
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Increasing numbers of disabled people report transport woes
More than two thirds of people with disabilities, including those with vision impairment, struggle to travel on trains and roads. … Continued
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RLSB CEO slams controversial Bedroom Tax
Dr Tom Pey, chief executive of youth sight loss charity RLSB (The Royal London Society for Blind People) has spoken … Continued
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Artist and young athletes inspired by RLSB Ambassador & Paralympic star Darren Leach
RLSB Ambassador and Paralympic gold medallist Darren Leach was delighted to be presented with a body cast sculpture during a … Continued
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Video game will help vision impaired people navigate buildings
A video game is being developed to help visually impaired people navigate buildings. Researchers in Newton, Massachusetts, have discovered that playing … Continued
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Summer activities for Newham young people
Blind and partially sighted young people from the London Borough of Newham are being offered a series of free activities … Continued
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Retinal implant helps blind man perceive objects
A vision impaired man who had a retinal implant four years ago says he can now ‘perceive objects’ thanks to … Continued
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App helps blind people locate each other
A new phone app has been launched which helps blind and partially sighted people locate each other. People Finder alerts … Continued
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Sign petition to boost support for families & children with sight loss
RLSB has launched a petition calling on the NHS to boost the presence of Family Advice Workers in hospital eye … Continued
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