RNIB Connect Voices Round Up 7 February 2024

Clare Aldworth, RNIB Insight Community Manager shares the latest opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to get involved in with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey.

Opportunities highlighted this week included:

Join RNIB’s Behaviour Change Panel
This is a great opportunity to help to change public perceptions and understanding of sight loss, which is one of RNIB’s key priorities. The aim is that through this increased understanding, we can bring about a change in public behaviours and ultimately make our society more accessible to blind and partially sighted people. Obviously if people don’t understand the challenges, there isn’t a mission of people doing anything about them.
By joining the behaviour change panel you will be working alongside RNIB to make this happen. The panel is open to anyone with lived experience of sight loss. It’s all online, so it doesn’t matter where in the UK you’re based.
If you are interested in joining the Behaviour Change Panel or you have any questions, do contact our Campaigns Team via email - campaigns@rnib.org.uk
The closing date for you to complete the expression of interest form is Friday 1 March 2024. 

Reminder - Do you have experience of Charles Bonnet Syndrome? Are you comfortable in front of a camera? 
The Health and Social Care Skills Development team at RNIB are looking for participants with lived experience of Charles Bonnet Syndrome to share their stories in order to help create content for video and podcast resources. 
If you think you could help and are interested in finding out more, please email Winnie Smith at winnie.smith@rnib.org.uk

Have you ever struggled to get the information you need about your medication, or a health concern?
Too many blind and partially sighted people are provided with inaccessible health information.
The RNIB want to change this by taking 10 minutes to share your experiences in the survey - Let’s make health a level playing field.
To find out more and take part in this important survey do email involvement@rnib.org.uk.

To find out more about these Connect Voices opportunities and how you can get involved with RNIB Connect Voices do visit-
https://www.rnib.org.uk/connect-community/connect-voices-network/connect-voices-current-opportunities


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