Today we welcome back Mo and Mark from the RNIB Technology for Life Team. As always they are keen to share their latest technological developments that we can all benefit from in our daily lives. We warmly invite them back! 

Today, we are really excited to be joined by Advanced Bionics – cochlear implant providers for the NHS and the private sector. They will outline how much cochlear implant technology has advanced in the last 30 years, explain how cochlear implants systems work and give valuable advice and information to assist you on every step of your journey to hearing. 

The BrightSign glove translates any sign language into speech – even your own! Hadeel Ayoub is the company founder and Erhan Uckun is Director of Business development for BrightSign. We are really looking forward to hearing more from them about this latest innovation and how its companion app can give access to other features such as different voice choices, real time language translation and supporting text output. A great session to look forward too!  

Some of our face to face community groups are back up and running again following the pandemic. These groups are a great way to meet new people and get out and about in your community. We are running these groups in the following locations: Frinton   Clacton  Colchester  Chelmsford  Corringham  Harlow  Bury St Edmonds  Peterborough  Huntingdon   ... Read more

Our video social groups are a great way to meet new people and socialise from the comfort of your own home. They're ideal if you prefer to lipread or use subtitles. All Deafblind UK members are welcome, regardless of your condition or where you live. All you need is a phone, tablet or computer with ... Read more

Our telephone groups are great for chatting to a small group of people over the phone and enjoying some mood-boosting socialising. It’s really easy to join and great fun! All Deafblind UK members are welcome, regardless of your condition or where you live. All you need is a phone, tablet or computer with internet access. ... Read more

Join us at the Sensory Reconnections Event to meet a range of organisations who can provide support, information and ideas to help you
stay independent and connected.

Join us at the Sensory Information Event to meet a range of organisations who can provide support, information and ideas to help you stay independent and connected.

The hugely popular Deafblind Convention is back and bigger than ever! We will be joined by world class speakers who will focus on the topic of ‘Embracing Change’.

Join Deafblind UK for World Gaming Day 2022! Are you a dab hand at Mario Kart? Or is Scrabble more your thing? Whatever your choice of game we’d like you to host your own World Gaming Day on Saturday 22nd October to raise money for Deafblind UK. Invite your friends, play your favourite games and ... Read more