Deafblind Scotland

Walk for Health

Will you accept Deafblind Scotland's challenge to
'Walk 100 miles in 100 days'?

We are hoping people of all ages and abilities will participate together with deafblind people from all over Scotland. We challenge you to walk an extra 1 mile (the equivalent of 30 minutes or 2000 steps) each day for 100 days. The starting date is flexible but why not take advantage of the great Scottish summer weather by starting tomorrow!

We will send you a progress chart to complete and if you wish your progress can be recorded on our website. Ideally, you will find 4 or 5 sponsors who will encourage you to complete the challenge before handing over their cash.NO POUNDS WITHOUT THE POUNDING! Join in and you will not only improve your health but also raise money to improve the lives of deafblind people in Scotland.

Give it a go! Your support will really make a difference.

Click here for an entry form.

General Information

In April 2001 we had a membership of 232 deafblind people on our register. Now in 2004 with the help of a number of local authorities getting involved in identification projects, we have seen that membership increase to 631. Although we are immensely pleased with this increase we know there is evidence to suggest there are more than 5,000 deafblind people in Scotland suffering from this unique condition.

This has severe implications for the provision of services, as their needs cannot fully be met by services for a single impairment. Useful though these services are, they fail to recognise the compound nature of deafblindness in which another sense, which could normally be expected to compensate, is itself not functioning. This often leads to increasing isolation and frustration.

Do you know anyone in your area that could fit the category of being deafblind? Help us to identify these "hidden" persons, and in turn help them to live a more fulfilled and active life.

Deafblind Scotland works to make sure that losing both your sight and hearing does not mean that you lose touch with the world.

Without the care, understanding and human contact that most people get from their local communities, many deafblind people experience terrible loneliness and isolation.

Diary of Events
Here you will find details of events that will take place during Scottish Deafblind Awareness Week across the Scotland.

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Facts about Deafblindness

Contact us
Deafblind Scotland, 21 Alexandra Ave, Lenzie, Glasgow, G66 5BG
Telephone/Text 0141 777 6111
Fax 0141 775 3311
Or send us an Email info@deafblindscotland.org.uk

Scottish Charity No. SC 031167
Company Reg. No. 216974

The association of deafblind and dual sensory impaired people