I’m at the #NICON25 conference today with the @rnibni.bsky.social team. Listening to an excellent presentation by @michaelmarmot.bsky.social “Let’s work to create greater health equity - because it’s the right thing to do!”

🧵We’re delighted to announce that Simon Antrobus will be our new CEO from early 2026.

Simon joins us from BBC Children in Need with a wealth of experience leading organisations that build services and drive social change, opening opportunities for individuals and communities.

Our #InMyWay report highlights the dire need for improvement in making streets accessible. Only 9% of blind and partially sighted people strongly agree they feel safe making independent walking journeys.

This must change.

Find out more in the full report: rnib.in/travel-reports

🚨 Are you prepared for the upcoming Emergency Alert test?

Here’s some helpful information you need to know.

“Virtually everyone agrees that people are becoming ruder,” Arthur C. Brooks writes. But though you may not be able to fix the broader trends in society, you can—and should—be polite for your own sake. https://theatln.tc/yvnzckQJ

We’re not saying today is the day to book your eye test, but we also are.

Book it, your future self will be very grateful.

❗Breaking: Future cuts to the health element of Universal Credit have been voted through the House of Commons.

But not before the UK Government gave new and stronger commitments for disabled people to play a central role in the upcoming PIP review. 1/5

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.

I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags.

#woke