Widening our reach

A key part of Sense International's work is to change perceptions and attitudes about deafblindness in ways that can improve conditions for deafblind people.

We work with governments and health and education authorities to ensure that policies are inclusive and supportive of the needs of people who are both deaf and blind.

Our aim is to ensure that deafblindness is officially recognised as a unique disability in every country where we work, and to achieve governments' recognition of their responsibilities towards deafblind people.

(Read about our successful efforts in India to have deafblindness included in state disability policies.)

We also help to strengthen local and national associations which promote the rights of deafblind people, by providing training and support in areas such as project management, fundraising and finance.

(Read about our innovative online fundraising course for partner organisations in Latin America.)