Blog posts by Naomi Dainty

Karen standing in front of a stone wall overlooking countryside

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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Margaret siting in an armchair, wearing a red top

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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Person holding a basket full of vegetables

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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Using a red and white cane with an assistance dog

Myth busters: Understanding what it’s like to be deafblind

Deafblindness is perhaps one of the least understood disabilities. Many misconceptions around deafblindness simply come from not understanding the wide…

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A stack of books

Enjoying books with sight loss

We are a nation of book worms. Last year nearly 191 million books were sold in the UK. Some of…

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A stack of pancakes and a glass of orange juice

Kitchen Hacks

Having reduced sight and hearing doesn’t mean you’re banned from cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Here are our…

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Ally and Carolyn

Deafblind UK works with Guide Dogs and Suffolk PPC to raise awareness of dog attacks on assistance dogs

Deafblind UK is proud to be working with Guide Dogs and the Suffolk Police Learning and Development Team to ensure…

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