Sense is written in lower case with a capital “S” and deafblind is one word.
Facts and figures about deafblindness in the UK
- Number of deafblind people in the UK1: 27,000
- Number deafblind people for 100,000 of population2: 40
- Total number of people with some degree of both sight and hearing impairment in UK: 2 million
- Number of causes of congenital and acquired deafblindness: Over 100
- Number of congenital rubella births reported 1971–19803: 447
- Number of rubella-associated pregnancy terminations reported 1971-19803: 5,711
- Number congenital rubella births reported 1991-2000 (following vaccination programme)3: 38
- Number of rubella-associated pregnancy terminations reported 1991-2000 (after vaccination programme)3: 61
(1) Defined as "people with a severe degree of combined visual and auditory impairment resulting in problems of communication, information and mobility".
(2) Figures based on a series of local surveys which were conducted in a number of areas and showed a fairly consistent pattern
(3) Vaccination was introduced for schoolgirls in 1970 and since 1988 the combined MMR vaccine has been offered to all children in the second year of life.
