Deaf Blind Charity Scotland

Deafblind scotland 19 mar 2020 towards three years running costs of the connect 2 support project providing information and advice around benefits and entitlement to d deaf and or blind adults in central scotland.

Deaf blind charity scotland.

Deafscotland is the lead organisation for deaf issues in scotland. Deafblind scotland s aim is to enable deafblind people to live as rightful members of their own communities. 1 neasham drive kirkintilloch uk g66 3fa. For over 25 years deafblind scotland has been serving the deafblind community sustaining deafblind people s personal and professional support networks and influencing statutory services and policy.

We aim to ensure that deaf people in scotland can access services and information across all sectors of society from their local communities to what comes from government departments. Sc039316 and the isle of man no. Deafblind scotland offers a variety of services such as communication and linguistic access advice advice navigating self directed support information and formatting services welfare rights support accredited training and a guide communicator service. Also operating in northern ireland.

What we do is vital to improve the lives of those who are dual sensory impaired. After university she completed the diploma in deafblind studies and went on to run the community planning involvement project within deafblind scotland then worked in several other areas of the charity. We represent organisations working with and on behalf of deaf sign language users. We aim to ensure that deaf people in scotland can access services and information across all sectors of society from their local communities to what comes from government departments.

The work we do raises the awareness of deafblindness continually highlights the everyday challenges faced by deafblind people and makes a real difference to and for our citizens and their communities across scotland. Deafblind scotland campaigns for the rights of the deafblind community and provides a range of services support training and information. Scod is the lead organisation for deaf issues in scotland.