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When it comes to supporting someone with sight loss, there usually isn’t a single moment when everything changes. It’s a phone call that goes slightly

  July is Disability Pride Month: a time to celebrate disability identity, challenge the assumptions that hold disabled people back, and recognise that disability is

So, what actually is deafblindness? Because one of the most persistent problems with how deafblindness is understood (or rather, misunderstood) is that the conversation tends to

  This week, June 8–14, is Carers Week 2026, with the theme “Building Carer-Friendly Communities”. Carers Week is an opportunity to recognise the 5.8 million

In January 2027, the UK’s analogue telephone network will be permanently retired. For most people, the change will be straightforward — a call from their

  Most people who post on social media don’t think about accessibility. Not because they don’t care, but because it’s never come up. The platforms

Spring activities for blind or visually impaired people in the UK.   Spring arrives gradually and then all at once. Blossom on trees that were

When people ask how blind people read, the answer they expect is usually: audiobooks. It’s the format that most sighted people have heard of, and

When searching for assistive technology options to address vision loss, it is important to understand which everyday tasks may become more difficult to perform independently.

Spring often brings the same instinct for many people: to get outside and start growing something. Gardens wake up again. Soil warms. Seeds appear in