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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Happy International Day of Deafblindness! - 27 June 2025

YouTube video by The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Mar 4

Happy Shrove Tuesday!

Image of a stack of five pancakes. To the left of the pancakes are the words: It’s Shrove Tuesday.

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Walter Wittich @walterwittich.bsky.social · Feb 22

Usability of assistive listening devices by older adults with low vision: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology: Vol 11 , No 7 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Usability of assistive listening devices by older adults with low vision

Purpose: This study examines the performance of individuals with both hearing and vision loss when using assistive listening devices. Methods: Older adults (age 60–100) with low vision only (n = 23...

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Walter Wittich @walterwittich.bsky.social · Feb 20

I am excited to announce that the WHO ICF Core Sets for #deafblindness are now complete and available free online: www.icf-research-branch.org?view=article...

ICF RESEARCH BRANCH - ICF Core Sets for Deafblindness

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Leda Kamenopoulou @kamenopoulou.bsky.social · Feb 19

Enjoyed making a short video about our research project with @walterwittich.bsky.social and @peterjsimcock.bsky.social, for @dbiconnect.bsky.social who supported the pilot phase -watch this space!

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Feb 18

Huge thanks to @rnibradio.bsky.social for inviting me on the show to talk about our new #Deafblind UK Centre for Education & Research.

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Deafblind UK Research Centre To Launch At BCU

Barry Snell talks to Dr Peter Simcock, from Birmingham City University (BCU), about an exciting new education and research centre, which hopes to address the issue of dual sensory loss.

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Christmas Coffee @christmascoffee.bsky.social · Feb 17

Did you know that you can set up a reminder to add alt text! Alt text helps vision impaired posters understand images.
Go to Settings, then Accessibility, and make sure "Require alt text before posting" is toggled on - this will prompt you each time you add an image to your post! 3rd request

Richard Duggan @richardduggan.bsky.social · Feb 17

Front page of Tuesday's @boltonnews.bsky.social📰

#TomorrowsPapersToday #Bolton #BuyAPaper #LocalNewsMatters #Newsquest #BWFC

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Feb 15

Wonderful to meet colleagues from Ukraine to talk about our new #Deafblind UK Centre for Education & Research & ‘Deafblind Studies’ ar BCU www.birminghamworld.uk/community/international-project-aims-to-improve-complex-eye-injury-treatment-options-for-soldiers-fighting-in-ukraine-4991687

International project aims to improve complex eye injury treatment options for soldiers fighting in Ukraine

Birmingham City University (BCU) has welcomed a delegation of health and education professionals from Ukraine as part of an internationally significant project focused on improving treatment options f...

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Feb 15

Copy of the conference poster, starting with the title and details. Date is 13th March and time is 9am (CDT) and 2.00pm (GMT). The poster then lists the speakers:
Warren Smith, Wolverhampton University
Leila Sarangi & Hannah Barrie, Campaign 2000
Dr Petra Roberts, Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr Khadija Williams, Jamaica

Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Feb 15

Congratulations Leda!

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Feb 15

We have an excellent programme of speakers for our forthcoming free online conference:

#Intersectionality: Is #Poverty the Missing Link?

Registration link below. All welcome. #SocialWork

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/intersectionality-is-poverty-the-missing-link-day-2-tickets-753779022347

Intersectionality: Is Poverty the Missing Link? Day 2

This is the fifth jointly organised conference

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Dr Katharine Orellana @katitao.bsky.social · Feb 5

Are you preparing to #commission local #olderpeople’s #daycentre provision? How much do you know about these services? Read about the research #evidence on the Day Centre Resources Hub arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/day-centre-r... @arc-sl @hscwru

Day Centre Resources Hub

These resources are for day centres and organisations who may work with them. They aim to support day centre sustainability by improving knowledge about them, supporting their operation and encouragin...

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thank you so much! ☺️

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Jess Wagner @wagnerjess.bsky.social · Jan 27

Fantastic news! @peterjsimcock.bsky.social this will make such a difference under such great leadership! Well done!!

Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jan 27

‘Game changing’ Deafblind UK research centre to launch at BCU 🦯

The centre, which is the first of its kind, will connect researchers, practitioners, and people living with deafblindness to increase knowledge and raise awareness.

📰 Read more: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/game-changing-de…

L-R: Peter Simcock, Robert Nola, Nikki Morris and David Childs

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Christmas Coffee @christmascoffee.bsky.social · Jan 27

This is amazing and I’d be happy to take part in any research or whatever. I’m based in Lancashire and connect most often with the Cure Usher charity but would love to know more about Deafblind UK and this new centre. Thank you!

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thank you for connecting with us and for your interest in the centre. Please do keep in touch.

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Jan 27

My interest in #deafblindness began in the ‘90s when volunteering with @DeafblindUK so I’m absolutely delighted to be working with them & leading our new Education and Research Centre, responding to the urgent need for more research in the field.

Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jan 27

‘Game changing’ Deafblind UK research centre to launch at BCU 🦯

The centre, which is the first of its kind, will connect researchers, practitioners, and people living with deafblindness to increase knowledge and raise awareness.

📰 Read more: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/game-changing-de…

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Birmingham City University @mybcu.bsky.social · Jan 27

‘Game changing’ Deafblind UK research centre to launch at BCU 🦯

The centre, which is the first of its kind, will connect researchers, practitioners, and people living with deafblindness to increase knowledge and raise awareness.

📰 Read more: https://www.bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/game-changing-de…

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Open Access Social Work @openaccess-sw.bsky.social · Jan 18

GIVING VOICE BY DOING WITH NOT DOING THROUGH: COLLABORATING WITH TACTILE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS RESEARCH INVOLVING OLDER DEAFBLIND PEOPLE

Simcock, P. et al (2025) / Qualitative Social Work

#openaccess #socialwork

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Dr Peter Simcock @peterjsimcock.bsky.social · Jan 14

Delighted to be a CI on this exciting project, working with PI @walterwittich.bsky.social and @kamenopoulou.bsky.social

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#deafblind

Growing Up & Being Deafblind: Analyzing Comparative Case Studies From the Global South and North to Illuminate Enablers That Lead Towards the Achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. | Can...

Grant Award: $100,000

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Walter Wittich @walterwittich.bsky.social · Jan 10

Here is the [updated] Nordic definition on #deafblindness norden.diva-portal.org/smash/record...

The Nordic definition on deafblindness

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Simon Bottery @blimeysimon.bsky.social · Jan 4

I’ve now completed exhaustive analysis* of the first 6,800 comments here and can reveal that the public’s preferred metaphor for the new #socialcare commission is ‘kicking the can down the road’, outscoring ‘booting it into the long grass’ by a 2-1 margin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Streeting defends timescale for social care reform

The first steps to creating a National Care Service are announced - but critics say the pace of the plan

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Dec 12

The cochlear question: as the parent of a deaf baby, should I give her an implant to help her hear?

Cochlear implantation is controversial in ways that parallel medical situations – such as artificial limbs and cornea transplants – are not. Why does this issue provoke such fierce debate? * This essay first appeared under the title The Cochlear…

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Natalie M @nmart.bsky.social · Dec 7

#blind & #LowVision friends and colleagues. This week I'll be teaching a class about the future of vision rehabilitation. What is one thing you'd like future blindness & low vision professionals to know? I'll share some comments without names. :) Thanks!

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John Pring, DNS @johnpring.bsky.social · Dec 8

Just a handful of MPs attended a debate to mark the international day of disabled people, four days after the House of Commons voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted suicide.

Just 16 MPs attend debate on disability rights, days after hundreds vote for assisted suicide

Just a handful of MPs attended a debate to mark the international day of disabled people, four days after the House of Commons voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted suicide. More t…

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