Blog posts by Naomi Dainty

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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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The Ultimate Guide to Hearing Loss Causes and Prevention

We’d like to thank Lily Scott from Digital Advocates for getting in touch and asking us to share this article…

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Tips for social workers on implementing the Care Act for deafblind people

Sue Brown outlines some challenges for local authorities and practitioners ahead of the Care Act’s introduction in April. By Sue…

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What do Vision Rehabilitation Workers do?

Going blind is frequently rated as the health condition that people fear above all others. The Royal National Institute of…

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