Blog posts by Naomi Dainty

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Changes to TV license concessions

Free TV licences were first introduced in 2000 for license holders over 75, at the same time as half-price licences for the…

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Understanding the Accessible Information Standard

Understanding your healthcare and rights can be difficult. Keeping on top of appointments, prescriptions, medical letters and much more may…

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Five minutes with home befriender, Hajra

What does your role as a befriender involve? I visit a lady who is deafblind and I read her books,…

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Five minutes with admin volunteer, Shannon

What does your role as an admin volunteer involve? I work on the database and contact Deafblind UK members through…

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Five minutes with home befriender, Karen

What does your role as a befriender involve? As a home befriender I go to the persons home to provide…

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Macular Degeneration doesn’t stop Margaret volunteering

Margaret from South Wales has volunteered for Deafblind UK for the past 10 years. She has since developed Macular Degeneration…

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Helen and Alice

Deafblind UK member tackles Great Manchester Run to raise awareness of sight and hearing loss

Helen who is deafblind, will be running the 10km Great Manchester Run on 19th May, raising money for Deafblind UK…

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Creating the mural - beach scene

Stunning “multi-sensory” mural revealed in Shoreditch in support of Deafblind UK

Deafblind UK has worked with Global Street Art, Perspicere and The Stage to develop a multi-sensory mural on Great Eastern…

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Gardening

Get out in the garden this summer!

The health benefits of the great outdoors have been proven time and again by scientists, so much so that the…

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Taking the stress out of shopping

For many visually and hearing-impaired people a simple trip to the supermarket can be a stressful experience. A lack of…

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