The Paralympics kick off today with the opening ceremony, and in honour of all the brilliant blind and partially sighted athletes competing, we’re on a mission to make Paralympics posts more accessible than ever!🏅 Simple adjustments like adding alt text, a written description of the image you’re posting that can be read aloud by screenreaders, can make your posts accessible to people with sight loss. We’ll be here to celebrate the accounts doing it really well, and offer support to those who don’t currently post inclusively – so be sure to tag us in any posts by big accounts that are missing alt text, or those that are doing a great job! Why not start posting accessibly today, by reading our simple guide, here: https://bit.ly/4dCvgyB [Image Description: 'Paralympics Opening Ceremony To-do List' is written on a pink background, with the following tasks listed below - 'look up Paralympics trivia (did you know the first Paralympics games was held in London?)', 'get your favourite snacks in', and 'add alt text to your posts'.]
About us
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 more accessible transport, 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. This page is monitored Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Our Helpline provides advice and support weekdays 8am–8pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm. You can call them on 03031 239999. If you are going through a difficult time and need to speak to someone urgently, Samaritans are available 24 hours a day. You call them for free on 116 123. In an emergency please call 999.
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http://www.rnib.org.uk/
External link for RNIB
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- London
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1868
- Specialties
- Accessibility, Campaigning, Information on all aspects of blindness and partial sight, Access to books and reading, Legal Rights, Emotional Support, and Information and Advice
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105 Judd Street
London, WC1H 9NE, GB
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Bakewell Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough, PE2 6XU, GB
Employees at RNIB
Updates
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Ever wondered how you, as a sighted person, can make life a bit easier for your blind and partially sighted friends? 🤔 We’ve asked some of our friends with sight loss to create the free Be Helpful Guide, which includes lots of top tips, giving you confidence to make getting around easier for blind and partially sighted people. Download it for free, here: https://lnkd.in/eJRK5J-3 Image 1: "When blind and partially sighted people are out and about, there are certain things that can be a pain in the you-know-what. Learn how to make getting around easier for people with sight loss with our top tips from blind and partially sighted people..." Image 2: "It’s never nice when you get on the wrong bus is it? Bus numbers can be really hard to see, so if someone’s looking a bit unsure, ask if they’d like you to confirm which bus is arriving, or if they need help with finding the door. " Image 3: "Sometimes, the essentials get moved around in our local shops, making it harder to find the products we need. If you see someone with sight loss who might need some assistance reading the information on a product, ask if you can clarify anything." Image 4: "When there isn’t a clear kerb between pedestrians and vehicles, someone might end up walking into the road or the cycling lane by accident. So if you see someone walking into danger, ask if you can guide them back to safety." Image 5: "We’ve got a free, handy guide full of top tips to Be Helpful to your blind and partially sighted friends."
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What's appening with this post? Something about 10 million followers. More like 10 million emojis! Screen readers read out every single emoji making this Spotify WhatsApp message an emoji quake. Limit emojis to one or two per post. For more tips, visit https://lnkd.in/eJADRKTS [Video Description and transcript: Screen recording of a Whatsapp message from Spotify. ‘Police car revolving light. Fire explosion. Police car revolving light. 'WhatsApp penning' Question mark. Police car revolving light. Fire explosion. Police car revolving light. 'Did you' Index finger pointing at the viewer. 'just feel' face with wide open eyes and flushed cheeks. 'that'. woman running. Explosion. Explosion. 'follow quake' Question Mark. Tornado. Tornado. High voltage sign. Closed fist. 'there's' serious face with monocle. 'some ten'. Key cap ten. Thinking face. 'Tensational'. Key cap ten. Serious face with molecule. 'in the air and we don't' smiling face with smiling eyes and rosy cheeks. Left right arrow. 'have the'. Speaking silhouette head. Speaking silhouette head. 'humility' Chart with upwards trend. 'to hold'. Closed fist. 'back'. Skip backward media symbol. Up pointing index. 'Can we'. Hands press together. 'Have'. Phone call. 'your attention??' Key cap ten. three eyes. Shaking face. 'There are.' Hundred points symbol. 'now 10 million'. Key cap ten. Six key cap zero. 'of you tenacious'. Keycap ten. 'contenders'. Key cap ten. Gold medal. 'who have'. Explosion. Explosion. 'smashed' Explosion. Explosion. 'that follow '. Hands in a heart shape. Keycap ten. Mobile phone. 'and agreed'. handshake . 'to'. Monkey covering ears. 'listen' Keycap 101. Ear. 'to us. We' hands pressed together. 'hope you'. Index finger pointing at the viewer. brought' .Luggage. Package box. School satchel. 'your'. Smiling face licking lips. 'What's appetite,' Drooling face. Fork and knife. 'cause we're'. Recycling symbol. 'dialling' telephone receiver. 'it up' back hand index finger pointing. Up sign. 'to' key cap 10 'ten - a' Umbrella with raindrops. Thunder cloud and rain. Typhoon. 'mill storm'. chart with upwards treng ' of tenrific'. Face with open eyes and mouth with head exploding. Key cap ten. 'tencredible'. Grinning face with starry eyes. Distraught face with tightly closed eyes. Key cap ten. 'and'. Face with tears of joy. 'teniarious' Face with tears of joy. Key cap ten. 'content'. Eyes. Smiling face with smiling eyes and hugging hands. Key cap ten' 'guaranteed' handshake. Key cap ten.’]
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Remember to add alt text to your posts about the Paralympics! With the Games beginning on the 28th there’s just enough time left for you to learn how to quickly, easily, make your content accessible to blind and partially sighted people. With just a few adaptations we can compete on the global stage, and with just a few adaptations, we want to engage with and enjoy your content! Don’t leave anyone out - find out more about how to make your social media accessible here: https://lnkd.in/e265u_pK [Image description: An iPhone reminder bubble pops up on a pink screen, it reads "Reminder, add alt text to your posts about the Paralympics" with two options below - 'oops!' and 'I'm on it!'.]
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How does someone with no vision love fashion? Our very own Jane is here to muse on her enduring love of style - and audio describe the absolutely iconic outfit she wore to Copenhagen Fashion Week. [Video transcript: Jane: Now, as a deaf blind woman, it's always intrigued me why I love fashion the way I do. Why I love the concept of colour, why I love the idea of structured shape and why fashion generally - whether that's the hair I style with it, the shoes I wear, the bags I carry, or the dresses I choose to buy - why they make such a difference to me. Because it's not a common concept, the idea of someone who has no sight, like me, using fashion as an expression of their identity. Voiceover: Jane is here to audio describe the outfit she wore to Copenhagen Fashion Week. Jane: This image shows Jane Manley, a white female with long blonde hair and a fringe, standing in the Opera Park at Copenhagen. She's standing on a gravel path and has greenery behind her. Jane is wearing a long maxi dress with long sleeves and a collar covered in weather symbols that show rainbows, clouds, sunrises, all in a slightly cartoonish way, and the colours are pale blue, cream, pink, orange, red and darker orange. She's wearing a pair of metallic pink brogues with a old snaffle bit across the bridge of the foot, and her cane has a pink golf handle, accentuating the pink in her outfit.]
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Just back from holiday and wondering what to do with all those leftover foreign coins. Did you know that your leftover foreign currency and old UK coins and notes can easily raise valuable funds for us? It's as easy as 1, 2, 3—here's how! Just fill in your details on the link here: https://lnkd.in/eBrhuy3Z and we'll send you the pre-paid materials you need. [Image description: Text reads: 'Three easy steps to donate your old and foreign money' in bullet points, Click to order your pre-paid box, Collect all your old and foreign currency, and contact us to return your box.' The text is on a white box overlaid with a picture of a different foreign currency.]
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Stitch incoming!🤔 Listen to Holly explain how, by adding audio descriptions, this account can make sure 2.2 billion blind and partially sighted people around the world are included in the joke too. Everyone has the power to make their social media posts accessible, with our free, handy guide: https://lnkd.in/e265u_pK
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We’re thrilled our Visibly Better Employer scheme is shortlisted for the #ZeroCall25! Only one in four people with sight loss of working age is in employment – that’s an unacceptably low employment rate for blind and partially sighted people. There are currently 11,000 people with sight loss in the UK actively seeking work, and many also leave work unnecessarily each year due to sight loss. Through #VisiblyBetterEmployer, we’ve supported a wide range of employers across different sectors make their recruitment and working practices accessible for blind and partially sighted people. This has led to over 800 blind and partially sighted people in work with these employers. Thank you Zero Project for recognising the positive and real impact of the scheme, not just for people with sight loss, but for organisations who’ve increased their employee diversity, attracting and retaining more blind and partially sighted talent into their workforce. If you want to be a Visibly Better Employer, we’d love to help. Email [email protected] or reach out through our webpage: https://lnkd.in/eURdsF_y #RNIB #Employment #DiversityAndInclusion