Understanding your healthcare and rights can be difficult. Keeping on top of appointments, prescriptions, medical letters and much more may be overwhelming, which is why the Accessible Information Standard (AIS) … Read more
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What does your role as a befriender involve? I visit a lady who is deafblind and I read her books, usually about famous people, we read about where they have … Read more
What does your role as an admin volunteer involve? I work on the database and contact Deafblind UK members through text and email, to see how they are. Why did … Read more
What does your role as a befriender involve? As a home befriender I go to the persons home to provide some regular company and a chat over many cups of … Read more
Margaret from South Wales has volunteered for Deafblind UK for the past 10 years. She has since developed Macular Degeneration herself and so has more empathy than ever for the … Read more
Helen who is deafblind, will be running the 10km Great Manchester Run on 19th May, raising money for Deafblind UK and showing that sight and hearing loss doesn’t have to … Read more
Deafblind UK has worked with Global Street Art, Perspicere and The Stage to develop a multi-sensory mural on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch. The mural, which will be live until … Read more
The health benefits of the great outdoors have been proven time and again by scientists, so much so that the outdoor pursuit is now being prescribed by doctors! Gardening is … Read more
For many visually and hearing-impaired people a simple trip to the supermarket can be a stressful experience. A lack of natural light, too many crowds and loud background noise may … Read more
Deafblindness is perhaps one of the least understood disabilities. Many misconceptions around deafblindness simply come from not understanding the wide spectrum of health issues that can lead to hearing and … Read more