No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK’s largest sight loss charity. Its purpose is to support blind and partially sighted people to live independent, fulfilling and equal lives, to prevent avoidable sight loss, and to protect and advance the interests of people with sight loss. RNIB works to improve outcomes across areas including education, employment, health, accessibility and independent living, combining direct support, evidence based policy work and collaboration with partners. RNIB also undertakes proportionate international and EU related engagement where this supports better outcomes for people with sight loss in the UK. This includes contributing to European and international discussions on accessibility, inclusion and regulatory frameworks affecting everyday products and services, working through disability and sight loss networks, and sharing insight and good practice that inform RNIB’s UK work.
EU Legislative Interests
RNIB engages with EU‑derived legislation and policy where this has a direct or indirect impact on the lives of blind and partially sighted people in the UK. Key areas of focus include: - Accessibility and inclusion policy, including digital accessibility and assistive technology - Product regulation affecting everyday goods and services, including the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and the Digital Product Passport - Employment and skills inclusion - Access to information, culture and media - Mobility and transport accessibility - Public health and preventable sight loss RNIB does not represent commercial interests and does not undertake paid lobbying. Its EU‑related engagement is proportionate and focused on advancing public interest outcomes for blind and partially sighted people.
Communication Activities
RNIB’s communication activity in relation to EU‑derived policy is targeted and proportionate. It includes: - Contributions to consultations and calls for evidence, directly or through European and disability sector networks - Participation in stakeholder discussions, briefings and learning events related to accessibility, product regulation and inclusion - Engagement through the European Blind Union (EBU), including the sharing of evidence, lived‑experience insight and UK perspectives via committees, working groups and forums - Occasional position statements, briefings or sector contributions outlining the implications of EU‑derived legislation for blind and partially sighted people in the UK
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Vision Partnership UK The Disability Charities Consortium (DCC) World Blind Union (WBU) European Blind Union (EBU) The DAISY Consortium (International Standards for Accessible Publishing) ICEVI (International Council for the Education of people with a Visual Impairment) W3C (International Standards for the World Wide Web) IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations) IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals)
Organisation Members
RNIB is not a membership or umbrella organisation to which other organisations belong. RNIB works in partnership with a wide range of charities, organisations and stakeholders in the UK, Europe and internationally. Information on RNIB’s partners is published on our website: https://www.rnib.org.uk/about-us/our-partners/