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Our 11th Annual Rally was a great success this year, with over 50 people attending!

It was a wonderful opportunity to bring deafblind friends together from across our UK regions for a lovely carvery meal, fun, and games.

This year, we took a moment to acknowledge our deafblind friends who couldn't attend due to health issues, and we shared fond memories of those who have passed away during the year.

A massive thanks to all our supporters—we continue to grow our deafblind family in a number of new areas.

Our Specialist Services​

If you or someone you know requires assistance, we are here to help. We offer:

• Specialist Assessments
• Communicator-Guide Services
• Deafblind Interpreter Guides (specifically for medical appointments)

Get in touch with us today to learn more.

Congratulations to Jonathan and Elizabeth for completing the Signature Level 2 Communicator-Guide Course with us!

It is with sadness that I inform you that Catherine Fields died at home on Monday 28th April 2025.

Catherine, a deafblind lady in Essex was a great inspiration to so many people, locally and nationally. I first met Catherine in 2000 facilitating a Specialist Assessment as she was first starting to loose her vision, providing Catherine with the rehab skills and a Communicator-Guide service, as a deafblind mum to her two daughters, which she was always immensely proud of.

Catherine was a joy to be with, she campaigned for better services for deafblind people, assisted with specialist training and taught us all so much, a determined, strong willed lady who lived life to the full with a good sense of humour, and was so brave. Catherine lost her sight and developed fluent skills using Hands On, Deafblind Manual and Haptic to gain vital access to information to always be in control and have choices. Catherine was happy to be on DBE's Essex leaflet to assist us to identify further deafblind people in need. Thank you RAD team for supporting and being her family. Many of our DBE deafblind family and Interpreter Guides/Communicator-Guides at DBE will remember Catherine as she came to our Annual Rallies and she received our Interpreter Guides service. Taken from us too soon, never forgotten RIP Catherine

Congratulations to Sarah and Jess for studying their Visual Frame Hands On module, assessments Signature Deaf VFHO301 completed. Well done!

Below is Sarah with her DBE certificate - both Sarah and Jess are now fully trained DBE's Interpreter Guides.

Anyone interested in joining DBE's National Register for Interpreter Guides competent in BSL Hands On, Visual Frame, Block, Deafblind Manual, please contact training@deafblind-enablement.co.uk or contact training on 01733 686969 for details. New dates for 2025 will follow......

With over 28 deafblind people attending with their DBE Communicator-Guides, enjoying Pizza Hut, Black Country Museum, bowling, afternoon tea experience, with dinner bed and breakfast games and laughter - a thoroughly successful fun time spent together with our deafblind community, with new and old friends.

Happy Christmas everyone!

On our way home we met the most lovely man, Mark Gregson . Here is a message from him and little video 🥰

Hi, I would just like to say thank you to the team who I met on the train back from London to Peterborough tonight.

I was the chap (Mark) who sat with the staff and clients (sorry if that's the wrong term) who all made me laugh out loud! Plus I learnt a bit of BSL as well 🙂

You were all amazing.

Well done to our staff members. DBE are proud of you x Debbie James Neringa Neringa Clare Thorne Sharon Brett and Nicola Colegate

Big congratulations to Kerry Miller passed her Signature Level 2 Communucator-Guide qualification with DBE Tutor Josh James and Director Debbie James

Great work - well done!

Big congratulations to this amazing bunch for passing their BSL level one