Spend a summer’s day in the beautiful grounds of Sandringham volunteering with us at our stunning sensory garden at RHS Flower Show Sandringham 🌸 You’ll be welcoming visitors, sharing our story, and supporting our mission in the heart of Norfolk. rnib.in/VolunteerAtRHSSandringhamFlowerShow

Allyship can show up in the smallest of ways. Those small acts can make the biggest difference. ❤️ What would you add to the list?

A cheeky tactile fashion moment never goes amiss.

We had a fantastic night at #2026ARIAS. And even though he didn't win, we are so incredibly proud of Robert @talking-books.bsky.social#2026ARIASand Read On - The Audiobook Show for the Best Speech Entertainment nomination. Congrats to the winners and thank you Audio Academy for the nomination. #BookSky

Hot people wear sunglasses and eye shields 😎 Save this as a reminder to keep your eyes safe when it’s sunny and, tbh, all year round.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a good time to start making your social media posts accessible. Here’s your checklist to save today and use every day.

Three things to ask any Arsenal fans you know today: - Shall we get that holiday booked then? - Takeaway tonight? Your treat? - You do add alt text to your posts right? It makes them accessible to blind and partially sighted people

🧵You might have seen some talk from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about hiring 500 more people for Access to Work. This is actually a pretty big deal. Here’s what our campaigns team has to say… 1/6

Councils across England will soon have the power to prohibit pavement parking. And a YouGov poll has found that six out of ten adults support this. But the UK Government’s proposal only permits English councils to decide for themselves whether or how pavement parking could be restricted. 1/2

🧵Five signs you’re an assistive tech user: 1. Shortcuts live rent free in your head.

What was in today's King's Speech? Here's our lowdown for blind and partially sighted people: First, the Governments plans for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reform in England: 1/7

Journalist Selina Mills has described how she was forced to rely on her husband to vote in the local elections because accessible options weren’t available at her polling station. www.aop.org.uk/ot/news/2026...

Date cancelled, because they asked us to feel their face.

We love your posts of dogs at polling stations 🐶 Just remember people using screen readers can't enjoy their little faces without a photo description. To add alt text: click 'add alt text', describe the photo (like we have here) and click done.

Voting today? Use our handy list to find your audio ballot paper for the Scottish Parliament election: bit.ly/42265BF You can use this alongside the ballot paper overlays available at every polling station, and together they can help you cast your vote independently, confidently, and in secret.

Voters across Scotland, Wales and parts of England have been heading to the polls for parliamentary, Senedd, local and mayoral elections today. We want to hear from blind and partially sighted voters. 1/2

Let's set the scene: you settle down after a busy day to enjoy your fave TV series with audio description (AD), only to find that the latest episode doesn’t have it. Then there's that gutting moment when a series transfers from one streaming service to another and it loses its AD. 1/1

Every email you send should have an extra sprinkle of accessibility. We’ve got you covered 🫶

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, I was too busy adding alt text to my bank hol snaps!

Who’s the accessibility ally? You’re the accessibility ally. Small acts make a big difference to blind and partially sighted people’s experience of social media. Start right now by reading our handy guide to social media accessibility rnib.in/AccessibleSocialMediaGuide

Press play on a weekend with RNIB Connect Radio! Now playing: great music, great chat, great interviews. From Talking Books and accessible technology and arts, to vintage music and emerging artists. Listen online, Freeview channel 730, or ask your smart speaker to "Play RNIB Connect Radio."

Use our handy list to find your audio ballot paper: bit.ly/42265BF You can use this alongside the new card overlays for ballot papers available at every polling station, and together they can help you cast your vote independently, confidently, and in secret.

Blind and partially sighted people have a right to vote independently and in secret. Listen to this week's In Touch to hear about the audio and tactile equipment available at some polling stations as voters prepare to go to the polls on 7 May. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002vmf6

"Come on daddy!" ❤️

Cheer squad activated. 🎉 We’re so excited to celebrate all our incredible runners taking on London Marathon today. We’ll be here at mile 25 with high energy for that final boost.

To paraphrase Florence... Run fast for your mother, Run fast for your father, Run for your children, for your sisters and brothers. (And RNIB) #LondonMarathon

Want to understand how your local council works, and how to influence change? With May’s local elections coming up, now’s the time to get involved. Join our free, fully accessible online workshop on 22 May, and learn how to engage with your local authority: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lobbying-y...

What having an office guide dog is really like 🐶 Jayson the guide dog also likes to hang out with his dad Allan on the Daily Connect show weekdays 9 am till 12 noon.

Legend! Huge congrats, Robert 🥳 Wanna listen to Robert’s brilliant show? Tune in to @rnibradio.bsky.social

🤔 We’re curious: what do you think are the most important things to consider when writing image descriptions?

It was great working behind the scenes with One Tribe TV to make tonight’s episode of Shift the Thrift as accessible as possible. We can’t wait to see how Betti and Anum get on! BBC 1, 8PM 📺

Let’s put some zing into this Monday. Send us a gorgey picture from your weekend accompanied by stunning alt text. Unsure how to add alt text? Simply click 'add alt text', describe the photo, and click done.

Weekend plans: taking loads of photos of all my activities while practising the image descriptions I’m gonna write out loud.

If loving alt text is wrong, we don't want to be right x

We’re bored, tell us the most unhinged thing a sighted person has said to you.

Main character energy, but it’s just you slaying image descriptions.

Did you know we have three working guide dogs at our radio station? Meet Cesar, Jayson, and Boston 💖

Searching for RNIB's accessible social media guide. rnib.in/AccessibleSocialMediaGuide

Does this mean we get access to the BAFTA red carpet now?

Anyone else have massive accessibility frustrations trying to log into Tiktok? One of the enter code fields only lets you put one digit in seemingly before it boots you back and uses one of your login attempts. Annoying when I just want to see what #accessibility is like on the platform first-hand

“What are you up to today?” Us: Not much, just having the best day ever cheering on our London Landmarks Half Marathon runners 💜

Them: 'RNIB social media team assemble'

The UK actually only has 1 season: Adding alt text season. So whatever, whenever upload your image, click 'add alt text', describe the photo, and click done.

To me, I booked an eye test. Lots of love, me. xx

In the week astronauts went to the far side of the moon, someone was told they’d have to wait 9 months for their Access to Work application to be assessed. Make it make sense.

Things we'd want to find in space: a moon made of cheese 🧀1/2

It can feel like we’ve travelled to the dark side of the moon when your images don’t have alt text 🌑 If you’re sharing the incredible images from Nasa’s trip to the far side of the moon, make sure you’ve added alt text. It’s easy to do: upload your image, click "Alt", add a description and post.

Sun, wind, rain… then sun again! But whatever the weather this week, wear your sunglasses! UV rays can damage your eyes and increase your risk of conditions like cataracts. Find out more about keeping your eyes healthy: https://www.rnib.org.uk/your-eyes/how-to-keep-your-eyes-healthy/

We each have our own ways of making fashion accessible to us as blind and partially sighted people. What’s your number one accessible fashion hack? Share them in the comments.

Online Easter egg hunts become impossible when you don’t add alt text🥚 Luckily, you won’t have to hunt for long to find out how to add it. Simply click "Alt" after you've uploaded your image, write a short description and post. Learn more at rnib.in/AccessibleSocialMedia