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Margaret Man and her husband David, who are both blind and live in Lisburn, will be sharing their experiences of using braille at the Braille and Beyond event at Lisburn Library on February 25

Lisburn Library celebrates 200th anniversary of Braille

Lila and Bethany at Disneyland posing with character Joy from Inside Out. The Glengormley sisters, who both live with vision impairment as a result of the rare genetic disorder, Stickler Syndrome, are looking forward to their accessible letters from Santa

Glengormley sisters looking forward to receiving accessible letters from Santa

Elaine Macgougan, 64, who suffers from Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS), a neurological condition which causes patients to see things that are not rea

Woman with rare condition welcomes going blind as it will stop her hallucinating

Two Northern Ireland partially sighted bowlers are going for gold at the European Visually Impaired Bowling championship. Belfast’s Liz Thompson and Billy Finnegan from Larne, who both live with sight loss, are representing Northern Ireland at the event in Ayr Scotland this week

NI partially sighted bowlers go for gold at VI European Championships

Dawn Hopper, chair of the Belfast See Change campaigning group, highlights that #BlindVotersCount

RNIB NI calls on voting to be made accessible for those with sight loss

Ben Wishart has autism and visual impairment. His cousin Julie is fundraising to support his needs and sight loss support charity RNIB.

Julie's mountain effort for cousin Ben

Olivia O’Kane (19) from Castledawson was diagnosed with albinism at birth and is now registered as severely sighted impaired.

Olivia encourages others not to listen to stereotypes about sight loss

Conor Murphy from Banbridge with mum Jolene and dad Finbar

Four-year-old with sight loss enjoys magic of first Santa letter

Londonderry woman Noreen Kelly, who lives with sight loss, has set up her own personal training business

Noreen wants to encourage others with sight loss to follow their business dreams

Blind NI champion water skier Janet Gray wants people to 'See Sport Differently'

Blind NI water skier Janet Gray says sight loss shouldn't be a barrier to sports

Tony Barclay MBE , who was registered blind when he was 36, has taken part in numerous running events

Why Tony wants others to see sport differently

Collette in a judo hold

Partially sighted Collette has tackled judo and is winning

Santa will be expecting your letters very soon!

How to send your letter to Santa Claus in time for Christmas

Mum-of-two Melanie Stewart was diagnosed with optic atrophy in her twenties

Melanie enjoys Visually Impaired tennis

Mollie and Beth Gibson

WATCH: Sisters rendition of Castle on a Cloud will give you goosebumps

Blind sailing instructor Bill Foster

NI golfer Drew Cochrane, sailor Bill Foster and athletes Chloe and Judith MacCom...

Following visually-impaired NI sprinter Jason Smyth’s latest gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, these blind and visually-impaired people tell HELEN MCGURK about keeping fit and fulfilling their own sporting dreams

Helen McGurk

Nan Murray with her youngest great grandchild Elodie

Diabetic Nan warns about the dangers of not paying attention to your diet

Tess Braidner, 29, from Belfast

‘Without help of RNIB I would be without a job and stuck in a rut’

There are 55,600 people living with sight loss in Northern Ireland today

RNIB commends FSB Northern Ireland

Taking over the phone is a life line for many blind and partially sigted people

RNIB launch new service to help reach out during the Covid crisis

RNIB responds to coronavirus with specialist support for people with sight loss Picture: Michael Cooper Photography

RNIB support for people with sight loss

Every child is entitled to a free voucher for World Book Day - here's how to cla...

Need to Talk campaign

'Need to talk' campaign launched by RNIB - as someone begins to lose their sight...

These lanyards are bright green in colour and decorated with a sunflower design (Photo: RNIB)

This is what it means if you see someone wearing a sunflower lanyard

Talking Book in memory of father for gentleman Jack

Moygashel mother’s magical moment for little Harley

Andrea Begley with her aunt Philomena whom she recently toured with

The Voice winner Andrea Begley determined to break down barriers for blind peopl...

Andrea Begley, a former winner of BBC show The Voice, has taken on a new role to break down barriers for blind and partially sighted people in the Province.

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Tony Barclay and guide dog Wallace.

‘I was told my guide dog was too hairy’ by taxi firm says Carrick man

Pictured at the unveiling of the 'Map for All' in Wallace Park, Lisburn are Councillor Janet Gray MBE (centre), Alderman James Tinsley, Chair of the council's Leisure and Community Development Committee, and Paula Beattie, Policy and Campaigns Manager with the Royal National Institute of Blind People, Belfast.

Blind councillor welcomes installation of tactile maps in parks

The new ten pound note, featuring Jane Austen. Pic: PA

VIDEO: '˜Safer, stronger, cleaner' - new Jane Austen £10 note enters circulatio...

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, during the unveiling at Winchester Cathedral, of the new £10 note featuring Jane Austen, which marks the 200th anniversary of Austen's death. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday July 18, 2017. See PA story MONEY Banknote. Photo credit should read: Steve Parsons/PA Wire

New Jane Austen £10 note will help blind

The Duke is measured for a jacket by Petra Roddis in 1995 when he opened the National Kidney Research Funds second-hand designer shop in Belgravia

Duke of Westminster gave £40m in grants through charitable foundation

Left to right: Pearl Feathers, Glennelly Sheepdog Society Secretary; Agnes Mullan, RNIB Community Access Support Worker and Damien McSwiggan, Chair of Glennelly Sheepdog Society.

Glenelly Sheepdog Society raises £2,000

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