Corporate Open DS/UK/1500 Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB); 1868-; British charity Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) 1868- British charity British and Foreign Blind Association for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind (1868-1869) | British and Foreign Blind Association for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind and Promoting their Employment (1869-1914) | National Institute for the Blind (1914-1953) | Royal National Institute for the Blind (1953-2002)

Health; Charity Sensory disability The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is a UK charity offering information, support and advice to almost two million people in the UK with sight loss. The RNIB was founded by Thomas Rhodes Armitage, a doctor who suffered from eyesight problems. In 1868 Dr Armitage founded an organisation known as the British and Foreign Society for Improving Embossed Literature for the Blind. This later became the British and Foreign Blind Association. In 1875 Her Majesty Queen Victoria became the organisation's first patron. The organisation received a Royal Charter in 1948, and changed its name to Royal National Institute for the Blind in 1953. In 2002, RNIB membership was introduced and the organisation's name changed to Royal National Institute of the Blind. In June 2007 the organisation changed its name again, to Royal National Institute of Blind People. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/6/2012 RAHAKirkbride 5/11/2023 3d65ac5f-9bf2-4710-9c31-7d36326fcbaa