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Eight Christmas gift ideas for children with visual and/or hearing impairments
Finding something that a young person with sensory impairments can engage with is more important than quantity of presents. Here are Sense's eight top gift ideas.
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Our whole family can enjoy Christmas together thanks to Sense
Sarah explains how support from Sense has helped her daughter Verity, who has complex needs, to embrace Christmas.
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What do we want to see in the Autumn statement?
With Halloween long gone and every sparkler extinguished by Storm Ciaran, you might think there was nothing left to do but to stock up on…
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How to campaign for disability rights: what I’ve learned on my journey
Lauren Gilbert, a tireless campaigner for disability rights online and off, shares their top tips.
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Sense’s response to the King’s Speech
Find out what was in the King's Speech, and what was missing.
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Sector joins together to ‘break through barriers’
In partnership with Action for Children and other leading organisations we have today published Breaking through Barriers. The report brings together…
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Sense responds to consultation on proposed benefits changes
Working from home. It’s something a lot of us – though not all – have become familiar with in the past few years. According to…
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New Sense research shows cost of living crisis far from over
For over a year, the cost of living crisis has impacted people with complex disabilities. Our research, including our…
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The cost of living crisis hit my family hard last winter. Now we need long term solutions
As the nights get darker and the weather gets colder, Laura explains how the cost of living affects her and her family.
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What does inclusion mean at Sense?
Our head of Inclusion and Wellbeing, Benjamin, wraps up our Black History Month blog series. He shares his insights into Sense’s journey towards becoming…
