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care were put at risk or harmed. The Charity Commission's chief executive described this investigation as "one of the worst examples we have uncovered of poor governance and oversight having a direct impact on vulnerable people." The Commission stated that RNIB's corporate stewardship of services for children with complex needs fell far short of expectations and that the charity's board had been focused on narrow regulatory compliance and dismissive of criticism from the regulatory organisations it was accountable to – the
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unlawful. RNIB pointed out that in spite of the judgement, the majority of the UK's visually impaired voters do so using technology that requires them to be accompanied into the voting booth and have their choices read aloud by an assistant. As of 2024 only one person living with blindness in the UK has voted in secret, using a device known as the McGonagle Reader. This comprises an audio player with headphones and a plastic template to locate the boxes on the paper.
383:, which comprised a school and a childrens home, founded in 1957 as Rushton Hall School. Ofsted described it as inadequate in three categories and requiring improvement in the other two. It highlighted failures in safeguarding the vulnerable children and training staff in supporting them. Later that year, the RNIB announced that it had been unable to make sufficient improvements and was closing the Centre; the RNIB's chief executive resigned. 217:. It is regarded as a leader in the field in supporting people in the UK who have vision loss. The organisation seeks to increase awareness of the lived experiences of people who are blind or partially sighted. Additionally, it campaigns to make services such as healthcare, education and public transport safer and more accessible to people with visual impairments. 346:
RNIB campaigns to change behaviours and perceptions around sight loss. It has been involved with several large-scale campaigns including calls for action to create a safer and more inclusive public transport system. In 2023, the charity played a key role in a national campaign to scrap plans to close
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In 1914, the organisation changed its name to The National Institute for the Blind, or NIB, to reflect its status as a national body involved in all aspects of the welfare of blind people. The organisation was officially renamed the Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953, having been granted
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investigated the charity from 2018 to 2020, finding multiple failings described by the Commission's chief executive as "one of the worst examples we have uncovered of poor governance and oversight having a direct impact on vulnerable people." The RNIB began selling all its eighteen schools, homes and
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who was partially sighted) and Daniel Conolly, W W Fenn and Dr James Gale (all three of whom were blind). Later, the organisation became the British and Foreign Blind Association for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind and Promoting the Employment of the Blind – generally shortened to the
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RNIB's extensive range of reading services include RNIB Bookshare – a free library of over one million items, which supports students and others in education with a vast collection of accessible textbooks and materials – and Talking Books, a service first established in 1935, which offers thousands
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It was then reported that the RNIB was selling all eighteen of its care homes and schools. The Charity Commission gave the RNIB an official warning and required it to overhaul its governance, management and culture. In light of RNIB's progress in fulfilling the action plan, the Charity Commission
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launched its own inquiry into the RNIB following serious allegations of systemic failings within the organisation. In 2020, the Commission ruled that there had been significant management, oversight, and staffing shortcomings which had led to repeated incidents where young people in the charity's
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highlighting that according to its research roughly 87% of the UK's citizens with visual impairments were denied their right to vote in secret. The campaign follows a 2019 court judgement that declared the UK's current voting arrangements for people with blindness or visual impairments to be
604: 1218: 280:), education and employment. From the 20th century, welfare/social support has been important. However, it was not till the late 1980s that eye health became a major focus. Previously, eye health was seen as the sole prerogative of 1864: 351:, to raise awareness of sight loss and the support that people who have visual impairments might need. Along with other leading health charities, RNIB lobbied throughout 2023 for better disability support across the 304:
agreed in principle to combine some services across England. The new arrangement began in April 2009, resulting in Action for Blind People becoming an associate charity of RNIB. It merged with RNIB on 1 April 2017.
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RNIB was first established on 16 October 1868 as the British and Foreign Society for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind. The first meeting, which was held at 33 Cambridge Square,
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RNIB’s ECLO (Eye Care Liaison Officers) service aims to help patients understand the impact of a sight loss diagnosis and to direct them to appropriate sources of support.
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in 1949. In 2002, the organisation was renamed the Royal National Institute of the Blind ("of" rather than "for" blind people) when it became a
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The RNIB used to run a number of schools, homes, and other institutions. In 2018, an Ofsted report was highly critical of the
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Anna Tylor, who is partially sighted, has been RNIB's Chair since 2020. Matt Stringer was appointed Chief Executive in 2019.
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RNIB Sightline Directory of services and organisations that help blind and partially sighted people in the UK
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ticket offices in train stations. In 2022, the charity launched its largest-ever advertising campaign,
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The charity has campaigned for mandatory secret ballots for people with visual impairments. After the
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Charity Commission for England and Wales page on The Royal National Institute of Blind People
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The Story of a Blind Inventor: Being Some Account of the Life and Labours of Dr. James Gale
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William Wilthew Fenn (1827–1906), from London, was a landscape painter and author.
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RNIB's helpline gives access to sight loss experts for questions and guidance.
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British and Foreign Society for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind;
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opened the organisation's new headquarters in the Grimaldi Building on
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At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901
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Health and disability rights organisations in the United Kingdom
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Changing Focus: the development of blind welfare in Britain
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is an exclusive feature on the charity's collection boxes.
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RNIB's remit has always included reading and writing (e.g.
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In 1914, the organisation relocated to larger premises in
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Charities for disabled people based in the United Kingdom
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Young, Kimberley; Powell, Selina (9 September 2022).
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The Royal National Institute for the Blind 1868–1956
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Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden
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Index

The letters "RNIB" in bold white sans-serif capitals on a teal rectangle where top-left and bottom-right corners are rounded.
Registered charity
Pentonville Road
London
51°31′54″N 0°06′53″W / 51.5317°N 0.1148°W / 51.5317; -0.1148
United Kingdom
rnib.org.uk
charity
visual impairments
Charity Commission for England and Wales
Hyde Park, London
Thomas Rhodes Armitage
physician
Great Portland Street
Bloomsbury, London
Guide Dogs
The Duchess of Edinburgh
Pentonville Road
neurodiverse
Braille
ophthalmologists
optometrists
Royal Charter
membership organisation
Action for Blind People
King Charles III
Queen Elizabeth II
Sooty
National Health Service
2024 general election

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