Open Hand from Deafblind UK - Spring 2019 LoRes
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News<br />
New online Blue<br />
Badge service<br />
The Department of Transport has launched a new service to<br />
apply for a Blue Badge online. This means that you no longer<br />
need to send important documents in the post and applications<br />
are processed more quickly. An offline system will still be<br />
available for those who are not able to apply online.<br />
For more information visit www.gov.uk/apply-blue-badge.<br />
RNIB Bright Box<br />
Our friends at RNIB have<br />
created three different<br />
packs of goodies for<br />
partially sighted people<br />
which can be delivered to<br />
your door free of charge.<br />
Bright Boxes include handy<br />
signature guides, bank note<br />
checkers and bumpons.<br />
If you’re registered blind<br />
or partially sighted and<br />
live in England, subscribe<br />
online at: www.rnib.org.uk/<br />
brightbox.<br />
Blue badge sign<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong><br />
Friendly Awards<br />
Do you know anyone who<br />
has gone the extra mile to<br />
help someone with sight and<br />
hearing loss? This might be your<br />
hairdresser, shop assistant or<br />
a friendly neighbour. If so, then<br />
send us their details to nominate<br />
them for a <strong>Deafblind</strong> Friendly<br />
Award which will be presented<br />
during<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong><br />
Awareness<br />
Week in<br />
June.<br />
Our first charity shop<br />
We are excited to announce<br />
the opening of our first charity<br />
shop! All profits <strong>from</strong> the shop<br />
go straight back into the charity<br />
and help us continue to support<br />
people with combined sight and<br />
hearing loss. The shop is at The<br />
Werrington Centre, Staniland<br />
Way, Peterborough PE4 6NA<br />
and will be open Monday –<br />
Saturday 9.00am – 4.30pm.<br />
New holiday<br />
accommodation for<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong> members<br />
Our discounted holidays have<br />
been so popular that we have<br />
fundraised for and bought a<br />
third caravan! This is located<br />
in Hopton, Norfolk and we are<br />
now taking bookings for <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
For more information visit:<br />
www.deafblind.org.uk/whatwe-do/holidays<br />
or contact us<br />
using the details on the back of<br />
this magazine.<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
Conference Centre<br />
The <strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
Conference Centre in<br />
Peterborough is now taking<br />
bookings for evenings and<br />
weekends in addition to<br />
mid-week bookings.<br />
All proceeds go directly<br />
to the charity, so if you’re<br />
looking for a meeting room<br />
please consider us!<br />
Synapptic TV Box<br />
Our friends at Synapptic have<br />
launched a new TV Box which<br />
plugs into a normal TV to give<br />
visually impaired people a<br />
highly usable and simple<br />
menu system. This makes it<br />
simple and easy to find what<br />
you want to watch. For more<br />
information contact Synapptic:<br />
www.synapptic.com.<br />
A waitress pouring coffee<br />
4 <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Hand</strong><br />
<strong>Open</strong> <strong>Hand</strong> 5<br />
The new <strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong> caravan<br />
The <strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
Conference Centre
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