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We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
Profile pic: Our logo, bold black capital letters spelling RNIB, with a bold pink underline.
Profile pic: Our logo, bold black capital letters spelling RNIB, with a bold pink underline.
Eye health = self-care. Book your eye test now, then run a bath. Winning at life. 🛁
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Eye health = self-care. Book your eye test now, then run a bath. Winning at life. 🛁
Come for the cute alt text, stay for the Christmas themed poll 🎄
Which Christmas hit should kick off our festive season? Rocking out edition!
1. Bob Dylan Must Be Santa
2. Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
3. Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
4. Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
Winner will play on Daily Connect Monday 1st Dec after 9 am!
1. Bob Dylan Must Be Santa
2. Brenda Lee Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
3. Wizzard I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
4. Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
Winner will play on Daily Connect Monday 1st Dec after 9 am!
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Come for the cute alt text, stay for the Christmas themed poll 🎄
What would you do? 🤔
1/4
1/4
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What would you do? 🤔
1/4
1/4
Add alt text. Because not everyone can see your brunch, but everyone deserves to know it was aesthetic, like this 🥑
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Add alt text. Because not everyone can see your brunch, but everyone deserves to know it was aesthetic, like this 🥑
Alt text: because your pic deserves a description as dramatic as your outfit 💅
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Alt text: because your pic deserves a description as dramatic as your outfit 💅
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Sophie Dodgeon, Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs at RNIB said:
“Today's report lays bare how the UK government too often failed to recognise and respond to the needs of disabled people, including blind and partially sighted people.
“Today's report lays bare how the UK government too often failed to recognise and respond to the needs of disabled people, including blind and partially sighted people.
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has today published her second report.
Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of 19 key recommendations.
Read about the report on the Inquiry's website 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of 19 key recommendations.
Read about the report on the Inquiry's website 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Sophie Dodgeon, Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs at RNIB said:
“Today's report lays bare how the UK government too often failed to recognise and respond to the needs of disabled people, including blind and partially sighted people.
“Today's report lays bare how the UK government too often failed to recognise and respond to the needs of disabled people, including blind and partially sighted people.
If you’ve got time to read this post, you’ve got time to book your eye test. It takes two minutes, and your eyes will thank you.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
If you’ve got time to read this post, you’ve got time to book your eye test. It takes two minutes, and your eyes will thank you.
Remember to add adorable alt text to your snow pics 🫶
Just like Craig.
Just like Craig.
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Remember to add adorable alt text to your snow pics 🫶
Just like Craig.
Just like Craig.
Meet Twitch, our Head of Elf Accessibility. He’s here to make sure every elf can shine at their job with all the right adaptions. ❤️
Just like in Santa’s workshop, we humans can build a more accessible world too. We can listen and adapt so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 1/2
Just like in Santa’s workshop, we humans can build a more accessible world too. We can listen and adapt so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Meet Twitch, our Head of Elf Accessibility. He’s here to make sure every elf can shine at their job with all the right adaptions. ❤️
Just like in Santa’s workshop, we humans can build a more accessible world too. We can listen and adapt so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 1/2
Just like in Santa’s workshop, we humans can build a more accessible world too. We can listen and adapt so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 1/2
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"When people hear this song, I want them to feel like they are not alone, in whatever it is they're dealing with at Christmas."
Acclaimed soprano Victoria Oruwari speaks with RNIB Connect Radio about her debut Christmas song 'Merry Christmas From Afar.'
Acclaimed soprano Victoria Oruwari speaks with RNIB Connect Radio about her debut Christmas song 'Merry Christmas From Afar.'
Merry Christmas from Afar With Singer Victoria Oruwari
With Christmas just around the corner, we’re joined by freelance opera and classical singer Victoria Oruwari.
audioboom.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"When people hear this song, I want them to feel like they are not alone, in whatever it is they're dealing with at Christmas."
Acclaimed soprano Victoria Oruwari speaks with RNIB Connect Radio about her debut Christmas song 'Merry Christmas From Afar.'
Acclaimed soprano Victoria Oruwari speaks with RNIB Connect Radio about her debut Christmas song 'Merry Christmas From Afar.'
Today is Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome causes some people with sight loss to see things that aren’t there.
If you’re going through this, you’re not alone. We’re here to give you the advice you want, the support you need, the way you choose rnib.in/CharlesBonnetSyndrome
Charles Bonnet Syndrome causes some people with sight loss to see things that aren’t there.
If you’re going through this, you’re not alone. We’re here to give you the advice you want, the support you need, the way you choose rnib.in/CharlesBonnetSyndrome
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Today is Charles Bonnet Syndrome Day.
Charles Bonnet Syndrome causes some people with sight loss to see things that aren’t there.
If you’re going through this, you’re not alone. We’re here to give you the advice you want, the support you need, the way you choose rnib.in/CharlesBonnetSyndrome
Charles Bonnet Syndrome causes some people with sight loss to see things that aren’t there.
If you’re going through this, you’re not alone. We’re here to give you the advice you want, the support you need, the way you choose rnib.in/CharlesBonnetSyndrome
Our lovely guide dog Jayson has a question for you 🩷
He’s new at RNIB Connect Radio and would love to know what you enjoy about the station and what you’d like to hear more of.
Could you fill in a little survey for him? surveymonkey.com/r/LTH7XBD
He’s new at RNIB Connect Radio and would love to know what you enjoy about the station and what you’d like to hear more of.
Could you fill in a little survey for him? surveymonkey.com/r/LTH7XBD
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our lovely guide dog Jayson has a question for you 🩷
He’s new at RNIB Connect Radio and would love to know what you enjoy about the station and what you’d like to hear more of.
Could you fill in a little survey for him? surveymonkey.com/r/LTH7XBD
He’s new at RNIB Connect Radio and would love to know what you enjoy about the station and what you’d like to hear more of.
Could you fill in a little survey for him? surveymonkey.com/r/LTH7XBD
Making your content and information accessible is viewed as a nice thing to do. And it is.
But this World Kindness Day, we wanted to remind everyone that access to information is a human right. We shouldn't need to keep asking for it, it's simply how it should be.
But this World Kindness Day, we wanted to remind everyone that access to information is a human right. We shouldn't need to keep asking for it, it's simply how it should be.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Making your content and information accessible is viewed as a nice thing to do. And it is.
But this World Kindness Day, we wanted to remind everyone that access to information is a human right. We shouldn't need to keep asking for it, it's simply how it should be.
But this World Kindness Day, we wanted to remind everyone that access to information is a human right. We shouldn't need to keep asking for it, it's simply how it should be.
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Congratulations to David Szalay for winning #BookerPrize2025 with his novel Flesh 📖
Hear our conversation with David about his book on Read On: The Audiobook Show this Friday, but for now, a little teaser below.
New episodes of Read On with @talking-books.bsky.social out every Friday at 1 pm.
Hear our conversation with David about his book on Read On: The Audiobook Show this Friday, but for now, a little teaser below.
New episodes of Read On with @talking-books.bsky.social out every Friday at 1 pm.
Bonus: Booker Winner 2025 - David Szalay for Flesh (Extract)
Full interview on Friday - but for now huge congratulations to David Szalay for his Booker win for Flesh - available in audio and Braille from RNIB Library.
audioboom.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Congratulations to David Szalay for winning #BookerPrize2025 with his novel Flesh 📖
Hear our conversation with David about his book on Read On: The Audiobook Show this Friday, but for now, a little teaser below.
New episodes of Read On with @talking-books.bsky.social out every Friday at 1 pm.
Hear our conversation with David about his book on Read On: The Audiobook Show this Friday, but for now, a little teaser below.
New episodes of Read On with @talking-books.bsky.social out every Friday at 1 pm.
Sobbing at our desks at the Waitrose Christmas ad this morning. 😭
And not just because of the noughties-romcom-worthy romance between Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDV...
And not just because of the noughties-romcom-worthy romance between Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDV...
The Perfect Gift | Audio Described | Waitrose | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by Waitrose & Partners
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Sobbing at our desks at the Waitrose Christmas ad this morning. 😭
And not just because of the noughties-romcom-worthy romance between Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDV...
And not just because of the noughties-romcom-worthy romance between Joe Wilkinson and Keira Knightley...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDV...
We've been working with Octopus Legacy, which got us thinking about octopuses, and now we're here describing one for your enjoyment 🐙
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We've been working with Octopus Legacy, which got us thinking about octopuses, and now we're here describing one for your enjoyment 🐙
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Want to include everyone in your high quality awesome and hilarious Bluesky content that has images? Want to stay faithful and not forget?
Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting
Then, when you add an image, you'll see the warning and the post button will be greyed out...
Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting
Then, when you add an image, you'll see the warning and the post button will be greyed out...
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Want to include everyone in your high quality awesome and hilarious Bluesky content that has images? Want to stay faithful and not forget?
Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting
Then, when you add an image, you'll see the warning and the post button will be greyed out...
Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting
Then, when you add an image, you'll see the warning and the post button will be greyed out...
To everyone who doesn’t add alt text, there’s still time to make your social media accessible and become a faithful. We've got you. ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
To everyone who doesn’t add alt text, there’s still time to make your social media accessible and become a faithful. We've got you. ❤️
how many other charity folk are watching #TheTraitors on the off chance a massive donation comes their way? 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
how many other charity folk are watching #TheTraitors on the off chance a massive donation comes their way? 🤔
The UK Government has released further details on the role disabled people will play in its upcoming review of the PIP assessment process. 1/5
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The UK Government has released further details on the role disabled people will play in its upcoming review of the PIP assessment process. 1/5
Okay, so this year's John Lewis Christmas ad featured beautiful audio description for blind and partially sighted people.
And we fully believe this masterpiece of an edit from @bagpuss.org deserves the same treatment.
Enjoy?
And we fully believe this masterpiece of an edit from @bagpuss.org deserves the same treatment.
Enjoy?
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Okay, so this year's John Lewis Christmas ad featured beautiful audio description for blind and partially sighted people.
And we fully believe this masterpiece of an edit from @bagpuss.org deserves the same treatment.
Enjoy?
And we fully believe this masterpiece of an edit from @bagpuss.org deserves the same treatment.
Enjoy?
Us trying to convince them to rename the charity "Royal Beavers."
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Us trying to convince them to rename the charity "Royal Beavers."
For this thread only, the B in RNIB stands for beavers.
And to your photos of actual beavers.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
For this thread only, the B in RNIB stands for beavers.
Please remember to add alt text to your photos of the beaver moon tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Please remember to add alt text to your photos of the beaver moon tonight.
The Keep Britain Working review has today reported to the UK Government with recommendations to tackle the rising number of people out of work through ill health or disability.
RNIB welcomes the report’s recognition of structural barriers faced by disabled people. 1/8
RNIB welcomes the report’s recognition of structural barriers faced by disabled people. 1/8
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Keep Britain Working review has today reported to the UK Government with recommendations to tackle the rising number of people out of work through ill health or disability.
RNIB welcomes the report’s recognition of structural barriers faced by disabled people. 1/8
RNIB welcomes the report’s recognition of structural barriers faced by disabled people. 1/8