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National deafblind charity, Sense, has previously called on the Government to introduce legislation that would end “digital exclusion” faced by people with sight and hearing loss. Sense, the national deafblind charity, has expressed disappointment at the Government’s refusal to bring in legislation that would see the introduction of subtitles, signed content and audio description on video-on-demand content.  In partnership with ... Read More »

National deafblind charity is calling on the Government to urgently address the barriers preventing equality for disabled people. National deafblind charity, Sense, has raised concerns over the findings of today’s report into discrimination against disabled people by the House of Lords. The report found that despite the Equality Act, disabled people still face daily barriers to living an independent life, ... Read More »

National deafblind charity responds to news that Government plans to halt reforms to Personal Independence Payment National deafblind charity, Sense, welcomes the news that the Government has listened to the concerns of parliamentarians and the public about the fairness of the Budget and the potential impact of Personal Independence Payment [PIP] cuts, by halting the progression of reforms to this ... Read More »

Charity calls for the Government to urgently address fairer funding for special needs in early years education settings Sense the national deafblind charity, yesterday responded to the Chancellor’s endorsement of a new National Funding Formula for early years, high needs and schools, within his Budget announcement. Sense welcomed the government’s commitment to developing a new single funding formula but expressed ... Read More »

National deafblind charity, Sense, raises concerns over failure to commit to long-term investment in vital social care services. National deafblind charity Sense, is disappointed that that the Chancellor did not use The Budget as an opportunity to address the recent cuts to disabled people’s benefits or make an announcement on funding for social care. Cuts to ESA and reforms to ... Read More »

Government announces additional cuts of 1.2billion for disabled people on the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) National deafblind charity Sense has responded to the government announcement that it will push forward with plans to change the eligibility criteria for people applying to receive the Personal Independence Payment. Under the proposed changes, people who qualify for the benefit due to their use ... Read More »

National charity, Sense, holds ground-breaking ceremony to start Selly Oak build  Birmingham City Council Leader, John Clancy, attends ground-breaking ceremony in Selly Oak where the new ‘TouchBase Pears’ centre will be located The major new centre for disabled people in the West Midlands is due to open in 2017 and will provide specialist services for people with sensory impairments and ... Read More »

Sense responds to new proposals for a “national funding formula” for schools and high needs funding reform.  Charity calls for the Government to use the consultation as an opportunity to address fairer funding for special needs in early years education settings Sense welcomed the government’s commitment to developing a new single funding formula for early years, high needs and schools but ... Read More »

Sense commissioned to run holiday programme for children with multiple needs in West Midlands 27 local children with complex needs offered short breaks by national charity, Sense Charity appeals for volunteers in Birmingham area to help young people with disabilities to make the most of their school holidays Children and young people in Birmingham with complex medical and specialist needs ... Read More »

Sense, the national deafblind charity, response – MPs send ESA cuts back to the House of Lords for a third time. Richard Kramer, Deputy Chief Executive at Sense, said: “We are extremely disappointed to see the government once again reject the Lords’ sensible amendments. We believe ESA cuts will be incredibly damaging to disabled people, many of whom are already ... Read More »

Lord Blunkett unveils report that finds disabled children are missing out on play opportunities vital to their development. Nine out of ten parents of disabled children say their child does not have the same opportunities to access play, compared to non-disabled children. One in two disabled children have been turned away from play settings and activities. Negative attitudes towards disability ... Read More »

The Code of Practice to the Immigration Bill will make clear that people whose first or only language is a signed language are not barred from working in public facing roles. The Bill proposes to make it a requirement that people working in public service customer facing roles be fluent in English or Welsh. Following representations from Signature and Sense, ... Read More »