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International Stress Awareness Week 2023 is an annual event which raises awareness about stress, its impact on mental and physical health, and the importance of stress management.  The aim of the week is to educate and encourage individuals and organizations about stress-related issues and provide resources and strategies for coping with stress in healthy ways.

International Stress Awareness Week 2023 is an annual event which raises awareness about stress, its impact on mental and physical health, and the importance of stress management.  The aim of the week is to educate and encourage individuals and organizations about stress-related issues and provide resources and strategies for coping with stress in healthy ways.

Meet Juliette, Engagement Officer at RSBC, who has been a dedicated Braille user for about five years. Juliette was born with a visual impairment and five years ago, she decided to learn Braille by herself. In this article, we share Juliette’s inspiring journey of learning Braille and how this valuable skill has made a significant […]

The statistics paint a striking picture. In the UK, over two million people have a significant vision impairment. It is predicted that this figure will double by 2050.

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) is proud to announce its ground-breaking fundraising initiative in celebration of World Sight Day, Thursday 12th October. The campaign #loveyoureyes is supported by Chris McCausland, TV presenter and comedian who is registered blind.

Blind and partially sighted students at RSBC Dorton College are enjoying their new College Hub at the LSEC Orpington Campus building. RSBC Dorton College is the only specialist college for vision impaired young people (aged 16-25) in the south east. The College has been steadily increasing student numbers at Orpington. This year we have 20 […]

Meet Chloe. She has ocular albinism, a genetic condition which increases sensitivity to light and decreases the sharpness of vision. Chloe also has nystagmus which causes her eyes to move uncontrollably and makes it difficult to focus and to see the world in three dimensions. Right now Chloe is just about to finish her first […]

In June 2023, RSBC’s Advice and Information service was able to help Imogen, a 13-year-old para-swimmer, to take part in the U15 ISF World School Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

World Sight Day is a global initiative orchestrated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB); this day shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by individuals with sight loss while advocating for enhanced eye health.