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Elliot, a young deafblind boy

Sense is running a special TV appeal for our work with children who are both deaf and blind.


You can watch the appeal or read the transcript. Please make a donation now and help us bring a child like Elliot into our world.

Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind

Other penpals

Listed below are our other penpals. These people are not sensory impaired but are looking to contact deafblind or Usher people.

Click their name to find out more about them and make contact.

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  • Penpals - Adrian Lives in Somerset, United Kingdom. "I started to take a keen interest in caring people even applying for a job working for a deafblind person."
  • Penpals - Adrijana Lives in Macedonia. "I am a blind girl. I hope to make more friends and meet new people."
  • Penpals - Allen Lives in London, United Kingdom. "I would like to make friends and learn more about deafblindness. Also learn sign language. I believe sign language is as important as any other speaking language."
  • Penpals - Ancsa Lives in Hungary. "I would like to find people who like writing in braille."
  • Penpals - Andy Lives in California. "I would like to explore what I can do to help expand the community's understanding of the meaning of deafblind disability".
  • Penpals - Ashraf Lives in Birmingham. "I want to make new friends and have the opportunity to get to know and understand deafblind people and help them understand the joy of life!!"
  • Penpals - Azar Lives in Toronto, Canada. "I had a brain tumor which messed up my optic nerves and I am blind. I love meeting new people."
  • Penpals - Bishnu Lives in Nepal. "I want penpals from all over the world. I am volunteer from Nepal. I help orphans and disabled children."
  • Penpals - Bosco Lives in Kenya. "I live in Kenya's Maasai plains and I guide a lot of blind tourists from around the world. I would like to share a lot of my stories about Kenya and have a future friend."
  • Penpals - Carrie Lives in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. "I enjoy communicating with people and making friends."
  • Penpals - Christiana Lives in London, United Kingdom. "I would like to meet people who change their life to live better."
  • Penpals - Christine Lives in Aberdeen. "I would like to get in touch with others who have any opinions on how I could make art more accessible to those who are not sighted."
  • Penpals - Christine Lives in Colorado, USA. "I am blind and want to learn German and Spanish. I especially want to learn German braille. I'd be happy to exchange braille literature."
  • Penpals - Ciaran Lives Ireland. "I have been partially sighted since soon after birth. Three years ago I was diagnosed as having Multiple Sclerosis. I always gain great comfort and satisfaction communicating with people from throughout the world, especially those who have a disability."
  • Penpals - Conchita Lives in Philippines. "I am now a grandmother and most important is to write novels for a cause. I am an experienced volunteer for many causes. So, with you I would like to start as a simple letter writer."
  • Penpals - Daniel Lives in Kumasi, Ghana. "I want a penpal from this site so that I can make them happy and also teach them about my culture."
  • Penpals - Dave Lives in Bristol, England. "My name is Dave and I am interested in having a penpal with disabilities."
  • Penpals - Delia Lives in Mexico. "I would love to meet new people, chat with them and get to know each other."
  • Penpals - Derrick Lives in Uganda. "I am open to anyone interested in writing to me."
  • Penpals - Ed Lives in New York. "I lost my sight from an automobile accident".
  • Penpals - Edward Lives in Worcestershire. "I would like to be contacted by anyone who wants a new friend or just needs to talk."
  • Penpals - Ellis Lives in Uganda. "I would like to get friends. Any one can drop me a mail. I am not deafblind or anything but I just want to hear from anyone. Thank you!!!"
  • Penpals - Faustin Lives in Uganda. "I am a deaf university student. I am a simple and outgoing person and I pray a lot. I love to make new friends."
  • Penpals - Faye Lives in Buckinghamshire, England. "I am interested in learning about people living with deafblindness."
  • Penpals - Georgia Lives in Wisconsin. "I am a Sign Language Interpreter. I have worked at the Wisconsin school for the Blind with a few deafblind students. I am very interested in talking with people from other countries."
  • Penpals - Gerda Lives in Netherlands. "I am deaf. I want to learn more about English by communicating with penpals."
  • Penpals - Graham Lives in London. "Anyone can contact me - age and sex unimportant. So if you want to chat about anything, drop me a line and I will always reply."
  • Penpals - Hassan Lives in Kenitra, Morocco. "I'm hearing and I work as a teacher teaching students English and French at home. I would like to talk to deaf people."
  • Penpals - Hayley Lives in East Sussex, England "I am interested to talk to anyone at all. I would like to learn more about deafblindness, develop and share ideas and strategies to help improve the life skills and learning of the deafblind child I work with."
  • Penpals - Hazera Lives in Bedford, United Kingdom. "I work in the health service as the Information Manager. One day I would like to work in the voluntary sector."
  • Penpals - Heather Lives in USA. "I'm interested in getting to know people from all around the world and love making new friends."
  • Penpals - Heather Lives in Leigh. "I want a penpal because I want to make new friends. I'm only blind."
  • Penpals - Helen Lives in Ramsgate. "I would like to be friends with people who have disabilities. Anyone of any age and disability can contact me."
  • Penpals - Helen Lives in Birmingham, England. "My name is Helen and i have glaucoma and am blind in my left eye due to an eye injury as a child, and would love to meet other people with visual impairments."
  • Penpals - Ibrahim Lives in Machester, United KIngdom. "I want to learn about different disabilities and to know how people with disabilities feel if they are included or not in mainstream schools or private and/or public working sectors."
  • Penpals - Iokesh Lives in India. "I would like to exchange some emails to know more about deafblindness."
  • Penpals - James Lives in Essex, United Kingdom. "I am a wheelchair-bound actor/writer, single and with lots of love to give the right person."
  • Penpals - Jamie Lives in Hull. "I would like to get to know a blind person".
  • Penpals - Jen Lives in Australia. "I am partially deaf and I would like to communicate with other deaf people."
  • Penpals - Jenny Lives in Hall, Scotland. "It would be nice to have somebody to talk to, particularly somebody with very different life experiences to myself."
  • Penpals - Jenny Lives in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. "I feel that a deafblind person would obviously have unique life experiences that are very different to my own, and perhaps this would give me some insight and food for thought."
  • Penpals - Jo Lives in Lincolnshire, UK. "I enjoy helping people and bring some friendship into their lives but I am not able at present to volunteer for any of my local organisations due to work commitments so therefore I believe becoming a penpal would be a great alternative."
  • Penpals - Joanne Lives in London. "I would like to get to know different sorts of people as I am currently learning sign language at college."
  • Penpals - Johnson Lives in Uganda. "I would love to meet people from all over the world. And help them too."
  • Penpals - Josie Lives in Ipswich. "I would like to chat to someone who doesn't know me to share new ideas and chat about everything and nothing."
  • Penpals - June Lives in Scotland. "I feel lonely, isolated and I want to make new friends who live in Scotland. I am disabled."
  • Penpals - Kassie Lives in Australia. "I would like to learn how deaf people get along as I have a friend who is deaf."
  • Penpals - Kate Lives in Cayman Islands. "I am learning how to read and write Braille in English, and I thought that finding a penpal would be a good start."
  • Penpals - Katharine Lives in London, UK. "I'm 30 and have finished a degree course in sociology and criminology in July 2007. I love acting and enjoy theatre, music and reading. I'm also a big fan of animals."
  • Penpals - Kathryn Lives in Blackhall. "I would like to be a penpal so that I can understand what it would feel like not to be able to hear or see and to help brighten up someone's day."
  • Penpals - Kathy Lives in Texas, USA. "I am receiving my Masters degree in Vision Impairment studies and would like a penpal to increase my braille skills and get to know people."
  • Penpals - Kim Lives in Wales, "I have no disability but would love to have a pen pal who has a disability."
  • Penpals - Lauren Lives in England. "I would like a pen pal to learn about things from another person's point of view."
  • Penpals - Lee Lives in Dereham. "I believe every one should be treated the same."
  • Penpals - Lincoln Lives in India. "I want to do some voluntary work with any organisation from any country."
  • Penpals - Linda Lives in San Francisco. "I'm Deaf and I'm a computer assistant who helps other disabled students."
  • Penpals - Lindsay Lives in Birmingham, "I want to find someone that I can swap stories with."
  • Penpals - Lorraine Lives in England. "I'm 37, live with my partner and we have two teenagers, one boy whi is 16 and has learning difficulties, and we have one girl who is 14."
  • Penpals - Lorraine Lives in Hartlepool, England. "I would like to be an e-mail pal to get to know more people and talk about everyday things."
  • Penpals - Lynda Lives in France. "I would like to make friends with disabled people all over the world and share experience with them."
  • Penpals - Lynda Lives in Wales. "I'm hard of hearing and would like to hear from female penpals with or without disability."
  • Penpals - Maja Lives in Denmark, "I like to get to know someone else's culture and their opinions."
  • Penpals - Maria Lives in Stoke-on-Trent, England. "I would like to learn about deafness and blindness from their point of view."
  • Penpals - Maria Lives in Slovakia. "I would like to work as a teacher at school for blind children; it is because I am blind myself. I would like to correspond with people of any age."
  • Penpals - Mark Lives in Nottingham. "I'm Mark and 32 years old. I would like to have deafblind person as a friend."
  • Penpals - Martin Lives in north England. "I have a learning disability and it makes difficult for me to make many friends. Being a penpal will help me to meet new people."
  • Penpals - Mary Lives in USA. "I would like to have a friend who is honest and always have something to talk about."
  • Penpals - Mary Lives in Buffalo, New York state, USA. "I am looking for any kind of friends including handicapped pen pals as well."
  • Penpals - Mohammad Lives in Iran. "I teach a deafblind student and I would like to get closer to them."
  • Penpals - Naresh Lives in Birmingham. "I would like to meet a deaf blind person whom I can help and make a difference to their life in a positive way."
  • Penpals - Natale Lives in Morgantwon, Kentucky, USA. "I am a 61 year old disabled man who has cerebral palsy and use wheelchair. I would like to talk to people with disabilities."
  • Penpals - Natalie Lives in West Yorkshire. "I have often volunteered for Sense in the past, and am really keen to make some contacts just to chat with!"
  • Penpals - Nicki Lives in Thailand. "I have dedicated my life to the service of people in need. I love to travel and experience different cultures."
  • Penpals - Nuala Lives in Birmingham, UK. "I want someone to talk to who lives in Birmingham or London, UK. I have a learning disability."
  • Penpals - Nure Lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. "I am a visually impaired fifth year law student. I need to discuss about disabled people's problems. Also, I need to know how disabled people can help themselves."
  • Penpals - Oksana Lives Belarus. "I'm a volunteer of Belarussian association of assistance to disabled children and youth. I know, that in my country there are no centers or schools for that category of children. That's why I would like to be a pen pal."
  • Penpals - Pat I am a level 5 sign language student that would like to correspond with others that are either deafblind or not.
  • Penpals - Patricia Lives in England, United Kingdom. "I am disabled and I am just looking for penpals to correspond with by email."
  • Penpals - Patricia Lives in Lancashire. "I am a disabled lady and would like to make friends through email."
  • Penpals - Paul Lives in Nottinghamshire. "I would like to be a pen pal because I get lonely."
  • Penpals - Paul Lives in London. "I'm Paul from London. I'm completely deaf on my left ear and 75% deaf on my right ear. I like walking in the park, sightseeing in London and United Kingdom."
  • Penpals - Pearl Lives in Ghana, west Africa. "I am a teacher of the deaf and enjoy working with the children. I want to know more about deafblind people especially their personal experience."
  • Penpals - Peter Lives in Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. "I am looking to meet and help people who have deafblindness, as I have had such a bad time with my illness and am on the mend. So I would like to help other people as I have been helped before."
  • Penpals - Portia Lives in San Jose, USA. "I don't have many friends and I would love to make new friends. I'm visually impaired."
  • Penpals - Rachel Lives in Southport. "I am profoundly deaf and I would like to meet new deaf penpals."
  • Penpals - Rini Lives in Birmingham. "I'm doing a project on how deafblind people use ICT in their every day life. I really hope someone will help me on my project and i would really like to get know you."
  • Penpals - Roxanne Lives in Florida, USA. "I'd like to get to know peoplw who are deaf and/or blind. I am looking for a good penpal who understands what it's like to be different, because I'm different. I have different disabilities."
  • Penpals - Salie Lives in Oklahoma, USA. "I just want to help people with their disabilities. I also want help them through their day, make them smile and maybe become friends with them."
  • Penpals - Samantha Lives in West Virginia, USA. "I would like to sit and write and understand them better then i can understand me."
  • Penpals - Samuel Lives in Ghana. "I want to have a penpal who is disabled and make them happy and know that someone thinks of them."
  • Penpals - Sarah Lives in Illinois. "I would like to talk to other people with a disability. I have spinal muscular atrophy."
  • Penpals - Sarah Lives in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. "I am not deaf or blind, but I would like to make friends with other young people who are. I am learning braille, and would love to exchange braille letters to improve my reading and writing, or chat through email."
  • Penpals - Sarah Lives in Walsall, United Kingdom. "I am extremely motivated and I am determined to work with people who are deafblind."
  • Penpals - Satoyo Lives in Manchester. "I am interested in the world of deafblind because I belonged to a sign language club, and have deaf friends in Japan."
  • Penpals - Shaibu Lives in Kintampo, Ghana. "I would like to share my ideas with people with disabilities around the world."
  • Penpals - Sharon Lives in Canada. "I am in the Intervenor program and I'd like to meet more deafblind people and learn more from them in order to improve my intervention strategies and skills."
  • Penpals - Sharon Lives in Manchester. "My name is Sharon and I am 37 years old. I am not deaf but blind. I would like to make friends from Manchester."
  • Penpals - Shaz Lives in Ireland. "I'm deaf. I would like to make new friends with anyone in the world with deafness!"
  • Penpals - Shiv Lives in India. "I work in an NGO and specialist eye care institution. At first it was work but now I love it because it makes me happy."
  • Penpals - Sinduri Lives in India. "I would like to be a penpal to understand, love and comfort a person I have not seen."
  • Penpals - Sonja
  • Penpals - Sussi Lives in Denmark. "I would like to have a penpal who is deaf or blind or both. I have never known anyone with deafblindness but would like to expand my horizon."
  • Penpals - Takayuki Lives in Singapore. "I got to learn a little sign language from Korea... I want to learn more."
  • Penpals - Tracie Lives in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. "I want to offer support and friendship to people, irrespective of disability or situation. I want to offer support any way I can, not just with my money."
  • Penpals - Vanessa Lives in London. "I am doing an MA in design studies and am very keen to find some information and generally talk about what its like to be deafblind."
  • Penpals - Vlad Lives in Bucharest, Romania. "I'm totally blind. I'm a music student, studying classical composition in University."
  • Penpals - Vlo Lives in Romania. "I am looking for a lady friend who is visually impaired, blind, or partially hearing."
  • Penpals - Yohan Lives in Indonesia. "I love friendship, to share a lots of happiness & joy together. I understand their feeling like my feeling. Friendship is a very beautiful thing in the world!"
  • Penpals -Nicola Lives in Newcastle, United Kingdom. "I am interested in going into a career helping people with disabilities. I would just like to get to know a person around my age who suffers from a disability and find out about them and basically keep in contact with them."
 
 
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