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DINE IN THE DARK 2018 – FEAST YOUR IMAGINATION

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Close your eyes…keep them closed…and continue with what you were doing. Unsettling isn’t it? Now imagine that this is your reality every day. Wouldn’t you want someone to help? Well you can be that someone to help approximately 55,000 people living with blindness or a serious vision impairment in Ireland. Now in its third year, …Read More about DINE IN THE DARK 2018 – FEAST YOUR IMAGINATION

Free Reading App designed for students with Print Disabilities

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Press Release for Immediate Release – Thursday 18th October 2018 Today, Thursday 18th of October 2018, the NCBI welcomed the launch of the EasyReader App designed by Assistive Technology Specialists, Dolphin Computer Access in collaboration with NCBI Library Access Services. The EasyReader App brings together the world’s largest accessible book collection of over 600,000 titles. …Read More about Free Reading App designed for students with Print Disabilities

Presidential Election and Referendum Information for Voters who are Blind and Vision Impaired

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Information for voters who are blind and vision impaired Tactile ballot paper templates have been developed to enable you to vote independently and in secret in the Referendum and the Presidential Election. The templates will be used on the same ballot paper used by everyone. The templates stick onto the ballot paper. The templates have clear …Read More about Presidential Election and Referendum Information for Voters who are Blind and Vision Impaired

The Gift Of Unrestricted Reading Now A Reality For The Blind and Vision-impaired

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Today is a landmark day for the almost 55,000 people living with sight loss in Ireland. The European Union (Marrakesh Treaty Regulations) 2018 were signed into law by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys T.D. this week. Kevin Kelly, Head of Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns with the NCBI commented:  “The gift of reading …Read More about The Gift Of Unrestricted Reading Now A Reality For The Blind and Vision-impaired

Farewell, Fionnuala!

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Today, we bid farewell to Fionnuala Murphy after 13 years at NCBI! Throughout the years as Head of Communications, and over the past year as Head of Foundation, Fionnuala has supported NCBI’s large spanning umbrella of services, retail, advocacy, foundation and everything in-between. Thank you for everything, Fionnuala. You will be missed! Best wishes from …Read More about Farewell, Fionnuala!

Serious concern for health and wellbeing of 40,000 people on ophthalmology waiting lists on World Sight Day

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The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) has expressed serious concern at the impact of ophthalmology waiting lists on the health and wellbeing of the more than 40,000 [1] people who continue to face long delays in accessing potentially sight-saving treatments. Today (Thursday 11th October), on World Sight Day, the charity also warned …Read More about Serious concern for health and wellbeing of 40,000 people on ophthalmology waiting lists on World Sight Day

Budget 2019 Update

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Increase in Weekly Payments The maximum rate of all weekly social welfare payments will increase by €5 per week with proportional increases for qualified adults and people on reduced rates of payment. This also applies to employment programmes such as Community Employment (CE), Tús and the Rural Social Scheme (from week beginning 25 March 2019). …Read More about Budget 2019 Update

My Dad’s Blind by Anna Sheils-McNamee

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Inspired by raw audio recordings, this is a true story about Anna’s blind Dad. Examining misplaced pity in all its guises, this is an irreverent look at what happens when a parent loses his sight while his daughter loses her mind. A story about sight-loss, family dysfunction and all the embarrassing, awkward, ridiculous ways they …Read More about My Dad’s Blind by Anna Sheils-McNamee

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