Deafblind adults who live in a Kings Heath residential home are appealing for gardening equipment and green-fingered volunteers to help transform a new allotment.

The UK Council on Deafness, along with Sense and other charities, organisations, MPs and individuals, has written an open letter, published in The Times today, to the chief executives of the major telecommunication providers.

Sense is disappointed that the government has not delivered on its promises around social care.

Gillian Moreby OBE, Chief Executive of Sense, paid tribute at the news of the sad passing of Lord Ashley last night.

Lex Grandia, one of the most significant figures in the world of deafblindness, died on 19 April with his wife Ann by his side.

Writing by deafblind people that is powerful and challenging has been celebrated at Sense’s third creative writing awards ceremony in London.

On 6 March 2012, hundreds of disabled people, older people and their families came to London to talk to their MP.

Roger Mulholland, 25, who is deafblind and from Devon was presented with a prestigious Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award in London on 28 February.

He’s not a typical marathon runner, nor is he a typical Morris dancer, but London student, twenty-year-old Ben Moss, will be combining the two this April when he Morris dances the entire Virgin London Marathon.

Visually impaired Marcos Sanjurjo, 29, took the plunge to raise money and awareness for his local library which has recently been closed.