🟠 Week 4: Our Rights – Advocacy & Justice Riddle:What belongs to everyone, is written into law, but must be known and defended to be real? Answer: Rights. After reflecting on Mandela’s fight for justice, it’s the perfect time to focus on Our Rights. Knowing and claiming our rights is the next step to turning… Continue Reading We can’t defend what we don’t know
🟠 Week 3: Mandela’s Legacy – Breaking Barriers & Building Dreams Riddle What starts with hope, grows with courage, and can knock down even the tallest wall? (Answer: Dreams empowered by action.) Key Observance This week, we celebrate International Mandela Day on 18 July, a day dedicated to continuing Nelson Mandela’s fight for freedom, justice,… Continue Reading Dreams break barriers
🟠 Week 2: Our Dreams – Youth, Aspirations Riddle What begins in the heart, grows with encouragement, and shapes the future — yet can fade if ignored? (Answer: Dreams.) Key Observance In early July, we have no major global day, but it’s the perfect time to celebrate DeafBlind youth and the power of dreams. Because… Continue Reading strengthen our You`th’s dreams
What belongs to you, is carried with you everywhere you go, and no one else can truly take it away — yet many people never really see it? (Answer: Your identity.) As we kick off July, we celebrate International Joke Day on the 1st — a perfect reminder that laughter connects us. Jokes and riddles… Continue Reading DeafBlind identity
🟠 Sunday: Celebration & Reflection Helen Keller Quote: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” Celebrating Our Strength As DeafBlind Awareness Week comes to a close, we take a moment to pause, breathe, and reflect on the journey we’ve shared together. We began with the power of touch — how… Continue Reading Keep your face to the sunshine and you can not see a shadow
🟠 Saturday: Community & Connection Helen Keller Quote: “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” Together, We Thrive This week, we’ve spoken about how DeafBlind people communicate, the strength they show, the tools they use, and the respect they deserve. But one truth holds all of this… Continue Reading Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light
🟠 Friday: Creating Safer, Kinder Spaces Helen Keller Quote: “The highest result of education is tolerance.” How You Can Support a DeafBlind Person This week we’ve seen how DeafBlind people communicate, the strength they carry, and the tools that help them live more independently. But now we ask an important question: What role do the… Continue Reading The highest result of education is tolerance
🟠 Thursday: Tech & Tools Helen Keller Quote: “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Assistive Technology: Tools that Open Doors So far this week, we’ve explored how DeafBlind people communicate and the strength behind every personal journey. Today, we focus on the tools that make… Continue Reading Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement
🟠 Wednesday: Stories of Strength Helen Keller Quote: “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” My Journey: Voices from the DeafBlind Community Yesterday, we explored how DeafBlind people communicate through touch and connection. Today, we go deeper — into the lives behind those hands, the stories… Continue Reading Although the world is full of suffering, its also full of the overcoming of it
🟠 Tuesday: How We Communicate Helen Keller Quote: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Beyond Words: Tactile Communication in Daily Life Communication doesn’t begin with sound or sight — it begins with connection. For DeafBlind people, that connection is often found in the simplest of things: a tap on… Continue Reading Beyond words : alone we can do so little, together we can do so much