Deafblind Scotland
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.
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
Our vision
Deafblind Scotland’s vision is:
“ A society in which deafblind people have the permanent support and recognition necessary to be equal citizens.”
Our aims:
- to help deafblind people in Scotland live as rightful members of their own communities and to encourage and support contact between deafblind people and sighted hearing people
- to liaise with health and social service providers to make appropriate assistance available to deafblind people in Scotland
- to work in partnership with statutory and other agencies to improve the quality of life of deafblind people
- to raise awareness of both the needs and potential of deafblind people
- to encourage the provision of facilities, services and support for deafblind people