Royal National Institute of Blind People
Royal National Institute of Blind People | |
| Formation | 16 October 1868 |
|---|---|
| Type | Registered charity |
| Headquarters | 154a Pentonville Road, London N1 9JE |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°31′54″N 0°06′53″W / 51.5317°N 0.1148°W |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Chief Executive | Matt Stringer |
Key people | Anna Tylor (Chair) |
| Website | rnib.org.uk |
Formerly called | British and Foreign Society for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind; British and Foreign Blind Association; National Institute for the Blind; Royal National Institute for the Blind; Royal National Institute of the Blind |
RNIB (formally, the Royal National Institute of Blind People and previously the Royal National Institute for the Blind) is a British charity, founded in 1868, that serves people living with visual impairments. It is regarded as a leader in the field in supporting people in the UK who have vision loss. The organisation seeks to increase awareness of blind or partially sighted people’s lived experiences. Additionally, it campaigns to make services such as healthcare, education and public transport safer and more accessible to people with visual impairments.
The Charity Commission for England and Wales investigated the charity from 2018 to 2020, finding multiple failings described by the Commission's chief executive as "one of the worst examples we have uncovered of poor governance and oversight having a direct impact on vulnerable people". The RNIB began selling all its eighteen schools, homes and other institutions.