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From language to golf, becoming deafblind hasn’t stopped me learning
Simon knows what it’s like to feel excluded and unable to access the world around him. But with support from Sense, he’s broken every barrier.
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How learning to bake has helped Luke grow in confidence
Luke attends Sense College, where he’s learning about life skills like cooking. Here, his support worker Della explains how learning to bake has helped him grow in confidence.
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For disabled people like me, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still going on
As we mark three years since the first Covid-19 lockdown, Natalie shares this timely reminder of the ways the pandemic is still impacting her, as a person with complex disabilities.
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What’s coming up for policy research at Sense?
Our Policy Research Manager, Georgina, talks us through our latest research and what’s coming soon. Why is policy research important? Our research on the lives,…
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Does the Health and Disability White Paper deliver for disabled people?
You might have missed it. Not yesterday’s main event– it would have been hard not to hear about the Government’s budget. (But if you do…
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How the government’s spring 2023 budget will impact disabled people
Sarah explains what the government announced today and how it will impact disabled people.
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Taking our cost of living campaign to parliament
Last week, we were very busy representing our cost of living campaign in parliament.
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Thanks to Sense Sign School, my toddler can sign more words than she can say
Alex explains how she and her children Leo and Arabella have all been using Sense Sign School to learn some basic British Sign Language.
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How to learn BSL: top tips for learning sign language
For Sign Language Week 2023, find out all about how, where and why to learn BSL.
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Talking to MPs and peers about the impact of the cost of living crisis on disabled people
The day after we handed our cost of living petition in at 10 Downing Street, we went back to parliament to talk to more MPs and peers about the impact of the crisis on disabled people.
