The week aligns with the birthday of Helen Keller (June 17) and is an opportunity to call attention to deafblindness, raising awareness in our wider communities.

This year, the theme is #SeeHearUs.

People living with deafblindness can face barriers and challenges, but all-too-often there is a focus on what is not possible or challenging, rather than what they can achieve.

Our campaign has been developed alongside the people we work with, and calls for recognition of the skills, capabilities and abilities which every individual has.

Are you living with deafblindness and keen to get involved?

Do you know, or work with someone, with dual sensory loss who might like to add their voice to the campaign?

We are asking our community to create a social media post sharing one of your strengths - for example a skill or personal quality, hobby, qualification, creative achievement, or job.

Your post could be in any format that works for you - it could be a video, written message, drawing, or something else!

Or you could share one of our ready-made campaign posts, downloadable here.

Post using the hashtag #SeeHearUs, and/or tagging Deafblind UK. We will watch out for your stories and perspectives.

If you do not use social media, you can share your post with us at info@deafblind.org.uk

Whether you take part in #SeeHearUs or not, we look forward to seeing how you mark Deafblind Awareness Week 2026!