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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.
Sense is a charitable organization based in the United Kingdom. [1] The charity exists to support people who are deafblind or who have a hearing or vision impairment and another disability [2] and campaigns for the rights of disabled people in the UK. [3]
RNIB was first established on 16 October 1868 as the British and Foreign Society for Improving the Embossed Literature of the Blind. [7] [8] The first meeting, which was held at 33 Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, London, involved founder Thomas Rhodes Armitage (a physician who was partially sighted) and Daniel Conolly, W W Fenn [a] and Dr James Gale [b] (all three of whom were blind). [8]
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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]
First week Of August- World Breast Feeding Awareness Week [citation needed] October ... This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 04:30 (UTC).
The IBSA World Games (formerly IBSA World Championships and Games) or World Blind Games are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The events enable blind and partially sighted athletes to compete in a number of sports. [1]
SeeAbility (formerly School for the Indigent Blind and Royal School for the Blind) is a UK charity that provides support and campaigns for better eye care for people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss.