Blog posts by Naomi Dainty

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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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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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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Love your eyes and ears!

Prevention is better than cure when it comes to sight and hearing loss, so here are our top tips for…

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What is Tinnitus?

According to the British Tinnitus Association, 30% of us will experience Tinnitus at some point in our lifetime and 10%…

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LIFE ADJUSTMENT and Combined Visual and Hearing Disability/Deafblindness – an Internal Process over Time

As you may have seen in the most recent edition of Open Hand magazine, our Service Development Manager Graham Nolan…

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Top Tips for flying with a visual impairment

Altogether Travel have put together a list of top tips and helpful hints for flying with a visual impairment or…

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Longitudinal Transition Study, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust

The University of Birmingham has published the results of a Longitudinal Transition Study, funded by Thomas Pocklington Trust, following the…

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Loop Systems

Today’s guest blog comes from our Engagement Officer, Andrew Barnes, who has reviewed some loop systems that are available now…

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