Prevention is better than cure when it comes to sight and hearing loss, so here are our top tips for looking after your eyes and ears. To protect your hearing: Turn the music down Listening to loud music through headphones can cause irreversible hearing damage. Turn the volume down to 60% of the devices maximum. … Read more
Low Vision and Hearing Loss Day 28th June 10.30am – 3.30pm Deafblind UK, Cygnet Road, Hampton, Peterborough PE7 8FD A free event for anyone who is affected by sight loss, hearing loss or both! Naidex 26th – 27th March NEC Birmingham Naidex, Europe’s most established event dedicated to the future of disability and independent … Read more
26th – 27th March NEC Birmingham Naidex, Europe’s most established event dedicated to the future of disability and independent living, is back for its 45th anniversary on the 26th & 27th of March 2019, at Birmingham’s NEC! With last year’s edition still sending ripples throughout the entire disability sector, this year’s Naidex will look to … Read more
28th June 10.30am – 3.30pm Deafblind UK, Cygnet Road, Hampton, Peterborough PE7 8FD A free event for anyone who is affected by sight loss, hearing loss or both! Come along and discover tools and services to improve life with sight and hearing loss. This free exhibition will be jam packed with local organisations that have … Read more
According to the British Tinnitus Association, 30% of us will experience Tinnitus at some point in our lifetime and 10% of us will have persistent tinnitus. But what is it? Tinnitus is when you hear a ringing or other sound in your ears that isn’t actually coming from anywhere. You might have experienced this for … Read more
The mayor of Peterborough will be holding a race evening at the Peterborough Greyhounds Stadium in aid of his chosen charities for 2018/19, Deafblind UK, The Light Project Peterborough and Alzheimer’s Society. Doors open 6.30pm, with the first race starting at 7.30pm and the last race at approximately 10:30. Raffle on the night with cash prizes … Read more
On Saturday February 9th, 2019 Inspire Peterborough, Amilly Fitness, Special Olympics Peterborough, Disability Peterborough, The Mobility Aids Centre, Oak Activities and friends are taking over The Cresset for the biggest disability sporting event Peterborough has ever seen! Better yet, it’s 100% FREE. Whether you’re coming to try our many sports activities, meet the Mayor, get … Read more
Deafblind UK are proud to announce the launch of our 2019 Events Calendar. If you’d any additional information on any of the events, or would like to commit to getting involved in any of the available fundraising opportunities and challenge events, please get in touch at fundraising@deafblind.org.uk
As you may have seen in the most recent edition of Open Hand magazine, our Service Development Manager Graham Nolan wrote a review of the above publication. Here, you may read the full piece.
Altogether Travel have put together a list of top tips and helpful hints for flying with a visual impairment or blindness. The following information is entirely their intellectual property, but we thought we’d share it here to signpost it to our readership. Altogether Travel is the UK’s leading Supported Holiday Company, our excellent holiday and … Read more