Three people sitting down at a music festival with their backs to the camera

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

CALA Homes made a community bursary scheme to Deafblind UK. Pictured during a Deafblind UK Friendly Friday, making bird feeders at Ferry Meadows in Peterborough, are (left to right) Ray Hersey (CALA Homes), Louise Mott (volunteer), Di Beckett (Peer leader as part of the Deafblind Friendly Friday group), Seamus Connelly (Head Community and Corporate Fundraising - Deafblind UK)Ray Hersey (CALA Homes), Ron Beckett (Deafblind Friendly Friday group), Adam Fraser (Community development), Anika Owen (Regional Manager Deafblind UK). Deafblind UK, CALA Homes, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, on June 21, 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

Bottle painting at a social group

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

Mark playing at a recent event

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

Two people watching TV on a sofa

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

Doctor holding a stethoscope

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

A head and shoulders shot of Hajra

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

Shannon wearing a red hoody and sunglasses

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

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