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Deafblind Awareness Week [16] [17] runs at the end of June to coincide with the birthday of Helen Keller. [18] In 2021, it fell on the week of 28 June - 4 July. [ 19 ] The week aims to make dual sensory loss a more widely known condition; educating people about what it is and letting them know what to look out for in themselves and others.
In 2021, Sense campaigned to highlight the exclusion and social isolation of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic. [14] The charity was also involved in highlighting the abuse of a woman and her deafblind sister for removing a face mask. [15]
RNIB (formally, the Royal National Institute of Blind People and previously the Royal National Institute for the Blind) is a British charity, founded in 1868, that serves people living with visual impairments. [2] It is regarded as a leader in the field in supporting people in the UK who have vision loss. [3]
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day launched in May 2012. It was inspired by a blog post from November 2011 [ 5 ] [ 6 ] by Los Angeles–based web developer Joe Devon . Devon worked with Jennison Asuncion , an accessibility professional from Toronto, to co-found GAAD.
Vista, previously known as The Royal Leicestershire, Rutland and Wycliffe Society for the Blind, is an English independent charity. It provides services for blind and partially sighted people of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. After many years of operations, [1] it took its current name in 2002. [2]
Sight Scotland (formerly known as Royal Blind) is a Scottish Charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland founded in 1793. [1] The charity provides care, education and employment for people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted. [2] Sight Scotland provides the following services: Royal Blind School, Forward Vision, Scottish Braille Press and ...
Tech for All – In 2021, Guide Dogs is piloting a scheme giving those aged three to 18 with a vision impairment a free iPhone or iPad. The project was launched after the charity's own research found that technology is a vital tool for people who are blind or partially sighted.