Support for schools, colleges and universities

Our award-winning programme helps schools, colleges and universities to support young people who have sight and hearing loss. We can also help you to teach all students confidently about sensory loss, in an interactive and age-appropriate way.

Free resources

Download our free resources for schools, including our award-winning ‘Lesson in a Box’, pupil passport and classroom quick wins.

Deafblind awareness training for teachers

Our fun and interactive training sessions help you understand deafblindness and the impact that it can have on someone’s education, helping you to best support your students.

College or university buddy

Starting college or university can be daunting at the best of times, and more so for students with sight and hearing loss. We work with colleges and universities to set up peer support between existing students and deafblind students to help them settle in. All buddies have access to our deafblind awareness training to help them support their new friends.

Standing out and fitting in

Our report, 'Standing out and fitting in' explores how children and young people who are deafblind are supported at school.

The report follows original research which was led by Deafblind UK in 2022. It includes recommendations to help teachers to support students with dual sensory impairment (DSI) in the classroom.

Support for families

We support parents, carers and young people through every stage of growing up with deafblindness. We also provide specialist support for parents who are deafblind themselves.

Five minutes with Claire Manford, PhD researcher

As a charity, we think it’s crucial not just to help and support our members day-to-day but to aim for…

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