Deaf teen, who inspired over 80,000 Brits to learn sign language in lockdown, is back – in animated form!

A Deaf teen who inspired over 80 thousand people to start learning British Sign Language during the UK’s first lockdown, has become the animated star of a new product aimed at raising money for charity and getting more people using BSL. Tyrese Dibba, from Birmingham, made the headlines in 2020, then aged 15, when he teamed up with the disability charity Sense, to launch free online BSL classes to the public during the UK’s first lockdown. Deaf and partially sighted, Tyrese plays the role of ‘Mr Tyrese’ when he is…

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Thames Water announces partnership with national disability charity Sense to help more customers with complex needs

Thames Water and national disability charity Sense are launching a partnership to encourage those customers and families of people with complex disabilities to join Thames Water’s priority services register. Sense will signpost its London and Thames Valley based community to Thames Water’s priority services and sharing information about the register via its communications platforms such as its social media and website and through its charity shops.  The two organisations have worked with Eva and Daisy, who are supported by Sense, on a video to raise awareness of the register. The…

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Leading charities call on the government for better accessibility of public health information for disabled people about coronavirus

A group of leading disability charities has teamed up to directly challenge Downing Street about significant concerns over the accessibility of public health information in relation to coronavirus, and the significant risk this poses to disabled people and the nation as a whole. The following charities have written directly to Downing Street as the communities they represent are not receiving vital public health information in a way they can access or understand: Action on Hearing Loss, The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), SignHealth, Sense, Visionary, Thomas Pocklington Trust,…

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