Frank, a person with deafblindness holding a cane. A large blue speech bubble on the left contains a quote: “I have been told: I don’t have time to assist you” Frank Trigueros.

Frank lives with #deafblindness. He communicates through tactile sign language. When his communication needs are not considered, he can miss out on vital health information.

#HealthForAll means making sure no one is left behind.

Read his story 👉 bit.ly/44wNteR #InternationalDayOfDeafblindness

Find out more about DeafblindAwarenessWeek and access resources here 👉 deafblind.org.uk/deafblind-aw...

#internationaldayofdeafblindness

A Venn diagram on a green background shows two overlapping circles. The left blue circle is labeled "Hearing Loss" and the right orange circle is labeled "Vision Loss." The overlapping area is purple, representing "Deafblindness," with a yellow arrow pointing to it. Below, text reads: "International Day of Deafblindness."

#Deafblindness ≠ invisible

Today is #InternationalDayOfDeafblindness. Let’s commit to:

🔹Making health information accessible in all formats
🔹Training health workers in inclusive communication 🔹Listening to and amplifying the voices of the deafblind community

👉 bit.ly/45KHBjq #HealthForAll

A Newspaper on a wooden table. The table has earbuds, a plate with toast and a coffee mug. The Newspaper title says "The UN Declares June 27th as" in black. Followed by "International Day of Deafblindness" in Blue.

On June 16th, the United Nations officially declared June 27th as International Day of Deafblindness- starting 2025. We look forward to celebrating this important day with our community, our partners, and the world.💙

#InternationalDayofDeafblindness #DeafblindAwarenessMonth #DeafblindAwareness

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YK tunnusti kansainvälisen kuurosokeuspäivän ❤️

Kansainvälistä kuurosokeuspäivää vietetään jatkossa 27. kesäkuuta, Helen Kellerin syntymäpäivänä.

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Today, the United Nations officially recognised June 27th as the International Day of Deafblindness. The WFD has supported the hard advocacy […]