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A few spaces left on our online focus group to inform Northern Ireland’s next Disability Strategy. This wednesday 16 April from 2pm. This is your chance to tell the Department for Communities what you think needs to be included. To register please email [email protected]



Whether you’re new to sight loss or wanting info on how cooking in the kitchen can be made easier, take a look at our blog ‘six ways to adapt your kitchen’ on the RNIB Shop webpage. From lighting to gadgets that talk, Get the info you need. shop.rnib.org.uk/blogs/news/six… #RNI #RNIBShop



Visually impaired author Beth O'Brien, tells us about her Children’s Book 'Wolf Siren', which loosely reimagines Little Red Riding Hood by placing an empowered disabled character at the heart of the story. Hear full interview on Read On this Friday at 1 pm. HarperCollinsUK

Our First launch event of Sensory Information hub in partnership Libraries NI taken place Antrim and Newtownabbey council area at Glengormley Library from 10 am to 3 pm, call in to speak to the NI team and find out more about the project. Deafblind UK Paula Meenan

Happy #InternationalGuideDogDay Here’s Dawn, Chair of the Belfast See Change campaigning group, with her guide dog Mickey. For Dawn Mickey opened up a world of possibilities and meant she could get back to living the life she wanted to live after sight loss Guide Dogs NI





A huge congratulations to all of this years #BelfastCityMarathon runners!! Run for RNIB next year and help smash barriers for people with sight loss with every mile #BelfastMarathon2025 #TeamRNIB Interested? Email [email protected] or visit bit.ly/TeamRNIBNI






We welcomed the opportunity to be with Minister Liz Kimmins and Department for Infrastructure team yesterday as part of the Inclusive Travel and Transport conference. Equal Access to travel and transport is fundamental to breaking down barriers that exist for blind and partially sighted people.
