Supporting people with deafblindness to live, learn and thrive.
*Deafblindness: a multisensory disability that involves a combination of sight and hearing impairments, leading to difficulties with communication, access to information and mobility
Everyone deserves to be connected and included. But every day, people with deafblindness are being left behind at an alarming rate
People with deafblindness across the world face barriers to education, healthcare, employment and community:
- Children with deafblindness are 17 times less likely to be in school than children without disabilities, and twice less likely compared to children with other types of disabilities.*2023 WFDB
- People with deafblindness are 10 times less likely to be employed than peers without disabilities, and 30% less likely than others with disabilities.*2023 WFDB
- 38% of the world’s newborns and infants had no or minimal hearing screening, with coverage rates below 1% in some countries.* 2022 National Library of Medicine.
Sense International is the only organisation dedicated to supporting people with deafblindness and their families. Across the 8 countries we work in, our programmes bring hope to families with nowhere else to turn, enable children to learn alongside friends, and work with local communities to break down barriers allowing every individual to thrive.
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Sense International’s impact 2024-2025
56,000
children screened for deafblindness
6,000
children supported into education
1,600
adults connected with opportunities to earn.
Over 17,000 people
trained, including carers,
educators, and policymakers,
to understand and support
people with deafblindness.
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