With a whole summer of festivals lined up for us, organisers are doing their bit to make sure each event is as inclusive as possible. This summer, make sure you … Read more
Year: 2019
We are delighted to have received a helping hand from CALA Homes, having received £1,250 from the award-winning housebuilder. This will go towards funding our Peterborough social group for people … Read more
Researchers at The University of Borås in Sweden are developing a new range of clothing that will allow deafblind people to experience haptic signals through the clothes that they wear. This would allow the wearer … Read more
We are delighted to have received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to tackle loneliness and social isolation amongst older people in Northern Ireland – a common issue amongst … Read more
Deafblind UK member, Mark, will entertain commuters by playing the Elton John piano at St Pancras station on Tuesday 25th June between 4pm and 6pm. Mark Pampel from London has … Read more
Rajeswari (Raji) and her daughter Chandrika, both from Enfield, London, will be parachute jumping out of a plane during Deafblind Awareness Week! Raji has Usher Syndrome and was born Deaf. … Read more
Free TV licences were first introduced in 2000 for license holders over 75, at the same time as half-price licences for the visually impaired. It was announced this week that from June 2020, license … Read more
Understanding your healthcare and rights can be difficult. Keeping on top of appointments, prescriptions, medical letters and much more may be overwhelming, which is why the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) … Read more
What does your role as a befriender involve? I visit a lady who is deafblind and I read her books, usually about famous people, we read about where they have … Read more
What does your role as an admin volunteer involve? I work on the database and contact Deafblind UK members through text and email, to see how they are. Why did … Read more