New book charts RNIB’s history

Royal National Institute of Blind People’s vice president Ian Bruce launched his book ‘Vision Changing Charity: RNIB in Socio-Political Context 1970-2010’ at the charity’s London headquarters on April 19. 

The event gathered its community to celebrate the impact of RNIB and commemorate the book launch with a signing by author Bruce, who led the charity as CEO between 1983 and 2003.   

Bruce highlighted four key achievements in his opening speech, which were covered widely in the book, including how RNIB became more centred on the needs of blind and partially sighted people; how services were expanded help to those people; tripling the size of RNIB; and becoming one of the UK’s most successful campaigning charities.