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Partially sighted Love Island finalist Ron Hall becomes blind charity ambassador

Love Island finalist Ron Hall has become a celebrity ambassador for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). The 25-year-old financial adviser, from Essex, was the first partially sighted contestant to appear on the ITV2 reality dating ...

18 Jun 2023 at 11:01

Braille banners will offer encouragement to blind London Marathon runners

Braille messages will be used to encourage blind and visually impaired runners taking part in the London Marathon on Sunday. Thirty-five runners with guides are expected to take part in the event while hundreds of others will be raising money for ...

01 Oct 2022 at 11:05

West Donegal

A tea party in Acres to raise money for worthy organisations

A wonderful tea party in aid of the visually impaired group was held at the Acres national school on Sunday. The tea party was organised by Mrs Carol Alcorn who is a member of the visually impaired group for many years. The group meet every ...

23 Mar 2022 at 12:33

Family

Girl, 9, who lost her sight overnight left ‘happy and excited’ thanks to blind Barbie doll ‘just like me’

A nine-year-old girl who went blind overnight due to a rare disease that attacked her eyes has newfound confidence thanks to her blind Barbie doll which has a cane like her. Rita Nobbs said “I feel better now there’s a Barbie like me” ...

06 Aug 2024 at 11:43

Health

Deafblind girl who felt isolated at school says ‘real world’ made her resilient and she can ‘do more than people think’

A deafblind girl who learned braille at the age of six while facing the additional challenge of losing her hearing, has said she wishes people would stop “assuming (she) can’t do things” as she is capable of far more than they ...

28 Jun 2023 at 07:00

Visually-impaired boy says Grealish signed shirt and letter has ‘made my decade’

A young visually-impaired fan who received a signed shirt and a letter in braille from his football hero Jack Grealish said the surprise has “made my decade”. Ralph Mullineaux, 10, told the PA news agency he had sent the ...

16 Jun 2023 at 20:33

Scotland

Blind and partially sighted risk exclusion from AI revolution, diplomat warns

Blind and partially sighted people are at risk of being shut out of the AI revolution, a leading diplomat has warned. Walton Aubrey Webson, the first visually impaired UN ambassador, is set to tell a major technology ...

17 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Robot dog developed to support blind and visually impaired

A robot dog designed to assist the blind and visually impaired and provide guided tours of museums has been hailed as a “game-changer” by its developers. Robbie the RoboGuide has been developed by researchers at the ...

19 Mar 2025 at 11:14

Quirky

Visually impaired woman excluded from sport at school now one step away from Paralympics after swapping Crufts for judo

A visually impaired woman who was excluded from sport at school is now just one step away from the Paralympics after swapping Crufts for judo, and has shared a warning for the opponent who stands between her and ...

13 May 2024 at 06:30

‘Avid bookworm’ who lost vision ‘optimistic’ after implant helps her read again

A woman who described herself as an “avid bookworm” before losing her sight is now able to read again and do crosswords after taking part in a world-first study. Sheila Irvine, from Wiltshire, was one of the UK ...

20 Oct 2025 at 13:00

Tennis

Wimbledon hosts trial for tech that helps visually-impaired fans watch tennis

Visually-impaired tennis fans are trialling headsets at Wimbledon that enable them to watch live action from in the stands. The headsets, developed by UK company GiveVision and powered by Vodafone 5G, stream ...

06 Jul 2023 at 13:37

Northern Ireland

New helpline will enable blind and partially sighted to vote independently

A new helpline will assist blind and partially sighted people in voting independently for the first time in Northern Ireland. Previously, many of the 56,400 people registered blind or partially sighted have ...

26 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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