6 December 2012 - 5:03pm

Sir Paul Ennals, Sense Interim Strategy Director

What is happening to the Government’s plans to transform special educational needs provision? Will the original promises of the Green...

3 December 2012 - 4:16pm

By Sue

My son is profoundly deaf, partially sighted, has epilepsy and a severe learning disability. He lives in his own supported living flat.

I can remember a time when social...

16 November 2012 - 4:26pm

Joff McGill

The ninth international conference on acquired deafblindness took place in Lund, Sweden, from 7 - 10 November 2012. What a conference it was! So many new contacts, so much...

29 October 2012 - 3:04pm

By Steve

I am deafblind and also physically impaired having a rare disorder called Alstrom syndrome.  In 2009 I lost all feeling in...

19 August 2012 - 5:57pm

By Liz

One intended legacy of London hosting the Olympic and Paralympic games is for more people to take up sport at every level. Rarely, if ever, do host countries achieve this aim but...

19 August 2012 - 5:53pm

Sue Dunnett

Last month, I went to Sense for a social care meeting.  I came with my communicator guide, to learn about the social care White Paper and the draft Bill.  It was very...

19 August 2012 - 5:40pm

by Saima

I commend Mencap for their report ‘Stuck at Home’, which shows the impact that cuts to day services...

19 August 2012 - 5:27pm

Buddha Jane

In the last couple of weeks, social care has been getting rare media attention and not just from the left-leaning broadsheets, all across the spectrum. During the festive...

19 August 2012 - 5:22pm

Helene Ryles

Vegan barbeques are a rarity, so when I read about one via my Braille display, I was keen to go.

The event was organised by Birmingham Vegetarians and Vegans. This is...

19 August 2012 - 5:19pm

By Liz

I have been awaiting the recommendations from the Dilnot Commission with great anxiety. Over the past few days, as the media have reported what they expected the report to say, I...