As part of its recent restructure, RNIB has taken the decision to outsource its Personal Transcription service for braille and audio to a commercial company. Following extensive campaigning over the past week, this service will be underwritten in full by RNIB for the next year.
The “Save Our Braille” campaign, which was instrumental in achieving this subsidy, is now seeking constructive dialogue with RNIB to ensure free personal braille transcription remains indefinitely. It can be found here: saveourbraille.wordpress.com