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• We also aim to build two new resource centres – in
Birmingham and Belfast – working closely with the
local community to support adults and children
and offer opportunities for vocational training, selfexpression
and a fuller life.
• We welcome the move to more ‘personalisation’ of
services where people are allocated their own budget
to choose the support and services they want. We
will increase the ways in which we seek the views and
wishes of the people using our services.
Sharing knowledge and expertise
Our experience and research have enabled us to develop
unrivalled expertise in deafblindness, both nationally and
internationally. We want to carry out more research and
share our knowledge, information and training.
• We aim to have the best website in the world on
deafblindness.
• We will continue our ambitious work with sister charity
Sense International to help deafblind people in some
of the poorest countries in the world to live, learn and
thrive.
• The power of fast-developing technology will be
harnessed to support people with sight and hearing
loss to live a fuller life.
We will campaign and raise awareness of the needs
of older people
We plan to reach more children, young people
and their families
Celebrating creativity
Over the years Sense has found that deafblind/msi
children and adults contribute and gain a great deal
from arts activities, from story-telling to multi-media
artwork. So we aim to build on our arts programme along
with other initiatives to promote people’s wellbeing,
connections and quality of life.
We cannot achieve all this overnight. Many of the big
developments will depend on us raising the money. We
will apply ourselves to this wholeheartedly.
Making our values count
We will build on the Sense values we hold dear which are
based on trust. These have been articulated in a series
of ‘I -statements’ which guide us in how we work with
people. People are listened to, understood and respected.
We are honest and open, and we encourage everyone
to participate and contribute. We also ask people to not
always take the safest option but to be innovative and
energetic in making things happen and to celebrate
success when it comes. ‘No decision about me, without
me’ is a central value that we will continue to champion
in all our work.
We also aim to become an ‘employer of choice,’ making
Sense an even greater place to work, where people are
supported to be the best they can.
Our vision is a world in which all deafblind children and
adults can be full and active members of society. Let’s
grow stronger together.
Spring 2013 Talking Sense 7