RNIB

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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.

We asked: if you could have just one celebrity voice audio describe your favourite film or TV show, who would you choose? Can you guess who they are from the clues?

📢 Breaking! Prime Minister Andy Burnham has committed to fixing social care in England. As Government starts the conversation on how this happens, we must make sure lesser-known but vital types of social care for blind and partially sighted adults are part of it.

Reforms must include lesser-known but vital types of social care such as vision rehabilitation. Above the text is a the headline of the announcement on the Government website "PM sets out path to fix social care together" with the GOV.UK logo.

How are you impacted by the rising cost of living? We know that rising prices are impacting people in different ways. We’re running a short survey to understand how the rising cost of living is affecting blind and partially sighted people. Share your experiences: www.surveymonkey.com/r/XRZH36C

"How are you impacted by the rising cost of living?" written in a white box with a question mark on a blue background. A yellow speech bubble underneath says: "Fill in our survey and share your experiences."

With the World Cup final a matter of days away, we’ve put together our social media accessibility dream team. Accessibility should always be part of the game plan ⚽

An illustration of a football field with 11 players in a 4-4-2 formation. A title at the top reads: "Accessibility Starting XI."
The players, in formation on the pitch, are labelled as follows.
1.	Goalkeeper. Alt text reminder.
2.	Left back. Shortened links.
3.	Centre back. Careful emoji use.
4.	Centre back. Camel case hashtags.
5.	Right back. No fancy fonts.
6.	Left midfielder. Audio description.
7.	Central midfielder. Descriptive transcripts.
8.	Central midfielder. Simple language.
9.	Right midfielder. Good colour contrast.
10.	Centre forward. Alt text.
11.	Centre forward. Captions.

Let's talk about red flags, and now We're not talking about dating. We're talking about emojis. Emojis are fun, but every emoji is read aloud by screen readers. Too many, or using them within sentences, can make posts much harder to follow. Are your emoji habits are giving green or red flags?

Emoji green flags” and “Emoji red flags into 
two columns with  two crossed flagpoles hold a large green flag on the left and a large red flag on the right. 
Below the green flag, three green-text recommendations are listed:
- “Use emojis that are easy to read anywhere”
- “Know what your emoji actually means (it matters)”
-“Keep it intentional, one emoji can say a lot!”
Below the red flag, three red-text warnings are listed:
- “Using emojis before important messages”
- “Emojis in the middle of sentences or replacing words”
- “Using emojis as bullet points”

We've put together our completely scientific and definitely not biased list of the worst items you could find on a touch tour.

“Worst Touch Tour Items* with a tiny disclaimer at the bottom: "*in our opinion" with a selection of the below items:
- mouldy sponge.
- some chewed up bubblegum
- a large bear (not the cuddly kind!)
- spiky cactus.
- slimy slug.
- A suspicious cucumber that should only be touched with gloves on.

This year’s Wimbledon is serving accessibility through the Hawk AR: Inclusive Feed, designed to make live tennis easier to follow 🎾 It works alongside the usual sports commentary and adds extra audio cues during a live tennis match. 1/3

As you’re here, we want to remind you to give your eyes a rest from the screen. Every 20 minutes, take a break of at least 20 seconds, to look at something at least 20 feet away. While you’re at it, get a sip of water, and take a couple of deep breaths too 😌

This year’s Wimbledon is serving accessibility through the Hawk AR: Inclusive Feed, designed to make live tennis easier to follow 🎾 It works alongside the usual sports commentary and adds extra audio cues during a live tennis match. 1/3

A few reminders to all football fans who've booked today off: 1: Add alt text to your social media posts, so blind and partially sighted fans can also enjoy what you're sharing. 2: Keep those sunnies on today to protect your eyes. 3: Come on England!!

VAR shows that sometimes a second check can change the game. Use your own Video Assistant referee and check you've added alt text before posting that gorgeous photo, so blind and partially sighted people aren't left questioning what's in the image. ⚽

RNIB was founded in 1868. We’ve lived through Queen Victoria’s reign, the invention of television and then the internet, 27 seasons of Big Brother, the planking trends, and whatever 6/7 is.

Why Monday is actually the best day of the week: It’s the start of another seven days where we get to remind you to add alt text to photos you’re sharing. We’re not complaining about that tbh.

Hydration breaks 🤝 screen breaks Use hydration breaks wisely and give your eyes a break from the screen by looking at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. And of course, hydrate.

“Take a screen break.” A photo of a stadium from the FIFA World Cup. A big screen says, ‘hydration break’, though we’ve covered ‘hydration’ with ‘screen’. In the background, you can see crowds sitting in seats and water being sprayed over them.

Blossom, poppies, and bees 🐝 Describe your beautiful garden pics for us. Upload your image, click 'add alt text', describe the photo, and click done.

🧵What are your thoughts on government plans to ban under-16s from social media? Lucy Edwards summed up many blind and partially sighted people's views in an interview. She said she was pleased to see the government taking online safety seriously, but that it could have unintended consequences.

“If you block young visually impaired people from social media, you’re restricting them from finding the independence they might not know they can have” Lucy Edwards. A portrait of Lucy Edwards looking up and into the distance. She’s smiling gently and her red hair hangs on her shoulders.

🧵It's the 2026 Men’s World Cup and there’s one question on England and Scotland fans’ lips: is it coming home? ⚽ IOHO, the real winner for blind and partially sighted fans is the accessible broadcasts. Huge thanks to BBC and ITV for making it happen!

“Your accessible coverage guide to watching England and Scotland at the World Cup.” A bold, square graphic with a black central panel and rounded corners, set against a colourful background made up of abstract curved shapes in purple, blue, green and yellow. A simple white outline icon of a television. Lists fixtures and broadcast details:
“Scotland's World Cup Group C games
 • Haiti vs Scotland - June 14, Boston, 2am (UK time) BBC1
 • Scotland vs Morocco - June 19, Boston, 11pm (UK time) ITV1
 • Scotland vs Brazil - June 24, Miami, 11pm (UK time) BBC1
England's World Cup Group L games
 • Wednesday June 17: England vs Croatia - Dallas, 9pm (UK time) ITV1
 • Tuesday June 23: England vs Ghana - Boston, 9pm (UK time) BBC1
 • Saturday June 27: Panama vs England - New York-New Jersey, 10pm (UK time) ITV1.”