‘Inspiring Change’
9th October 2025 | Online
The Deafblind UK Conference 2025 is a digital experience exploring how people living with deafblindness identify themselves and how society supports them. There will be talks from industry leaders in the technology, education, and research sectors, who will deliver first-hand expert knowledge, insight and a lot of food for thought throughout the day.
Connect
Explore and follow our panel of world class speakers, many with lived experiences of deafblindness, who shared their stories, experiences, and insights into how they are inspiring change.
Learn
The conference will deliver a wide range of insightful talks from speakers who are passionate about deafblindness. From deepening our professional understanding of deafblindness, to discussing updates on the latest research - there is something for everyone!
Keep talking
This is the largest conference for people with dual sensory loss – whether living with deafblindness, supporting someone or working in this field. Make sure to share your thoughts, opinions and experiences of ‘Inspiring Change’ online and tag us using #DBCon25.
Agenda
We are currently working on a top class agenda, check back soon for more details!
Meet the speakers
Our panel of speakers join us from all over the world. Each an expert in deafblindness, and accessibility, each with a different story to tell. Leaders in technology, education, research – and more! Together we focus on the topic of ‘Inspiring change’ by diving into awareness, inclusivity and accessibility. Here are just some of our speakers, with more names being added soon!
Stephen Darling MP, Torbay
Sam Gough, England Women’s Blind Football Team Captain, Deafblind UK Ambassador
Pete Simcock, Associate Professor of Social Work, Birmingham City University
Accessibility
To ensure everyone had a great experience at the Deafblind UK Conference, BSL interpreters, lipspeakers and captions were available at all talks on the day.
All conference sessions were recorded and will be available from 08 October to stream for 60 days using the same platform you used to sign up!
Click here to register for the recorded sessions
Support Deafblind UK
Deafblind UK supports people living with deafblindness, and the people around them, to live better with sight and hearing loss.
This free event to help more people understand deafblindness and to ensure that those affected by the condition feel empowered and supported.
By donating a small amount, you can help to us to host more events like this and to continue the conversation about deafblindness.
From everyone at Deafblind UK, thank you for joining us!
