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RNIB

Blind and partially sighted people need information and support more than ever.

About RNIB


Tags: Eye health & blindness Sensory impairments (deaf/blind support) Health & Medical Neurodiversity

We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), one of the UK’s leading sight loss charities and the largest community of blind and partially sighted people.

We recognise everyone’s unique experience of sight loss and offer help and support for blind and partially sighted people – this can be anything from practical and emotional support, campaigning for change, reading services and the products we offer in our online shop.

We’re a catalyst for change – inspiring people with sight loss to transform their own personal experience, their community and, ultimately, society as a whole. Our focus is on giving them the help, support and tools they need to realise their aspirations.

Everyday 250 people begin to lose their sight. RNIB has a crucial role to play in creating a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss. We want society, communities and individuals to see differently about sight loss.

In 2018, alongside relaunching our brand to encourage people to “See Differently,” we launched a bold new strategy to achieve a world with no barriers to people with sight loss.

Continuing our transformation to reach the majority of the 2 million people in the UK living with sight loss, our strategy focuses us on being a catalyst for change – to the lives of people with sight loss, through equipping and enabling them to live the lives they want to; to communities, by connecting people with sight loss to each other and to wider networks; and to society, by concentrating our efforts on campaigns and relationships with those who have the power to remove barriers ‘at source.’ Underpinning our strategy is a rolling 3-year business plan, produced with the involvement of customers, which also continues our financial transformation and the re-focusing of our services to reach everyone who needs us, whenever they need us.

Your Impact

With your support, we can be there for the 250 people who start to lose their sight each day in the UK.

£5

Could enable our Sight Loss Advisers to answer a call to the Helpline.

£20

Could enable someone living with sight loss to get helpful, tailored and friendly daily living advice from a Sight Loss Adviser.

£50

Could help someone with sight loss get the support of an ECLO from the point of diagnosis, so that they can face the future with confidence.