Talking Sense blog

People like you, writing about their experiences of complex disabilities, deafblindness and all things Sense.

• Every week is unique with my buddy

  

  Angela explains how she overcame her doubts about volunteering, got to know her buddy, and found buddying to be so rewarding.

• Making new friends on Sense Holidays

  

  Teenager George shares how making friends and trying new activities on Sense Holidays have boosted his confidence.

• Each of my Sense Holidays has been uniquely amazing

  

  From countryside cottages to sailing on a yacht, Catherine shares why Sense Holidays surpass expectations and match her needs.

• My son has a right for his voice to be heard

  

  For 24 years, Lilias has been fighting for her son, Fearghas. She had never heard the term ‘deafblind’ before he was born.

• We need to talk about mental health

  

  Richard, our chief executive, writes about his relationship with mental health as we start the new year.

• How Sense spoke my brother Fernando’s language

  

  Carole explains how going to a Sense Centre changed everything for her brother, Fernando.

• We’ll rise to the challenge in 2022 and achieve our ambitious aims

  

  Richard, our chief executive, looks to the year ahead and previews what 2022 has in store.

• Accessibility inspired gardens

  

  BBC Gardener’s World designer Mark Lane is the UK’s first landscape designer who uses a wheelchair. Mark is helping to design Sense’s new sensory garden at TouchBase Pears in Selly Oak, Birmingham.  

• A passion for poetry: how I bonded with my virtual buddy

  

  Alison shares her experiences of volunteering as a Sense Virtual Buddy this Christmas. 

• This Christmas, I want to thank the whole Sense family

  

  This Christmas, our Chief Executive, Richard, reflects on the past year and celebrates the whole Sense family.