News and stories

• 19 May 2021
• Vision
• Hearing

This week, we’re celebrating National Volunteer Week.

• 5 May 2021
• Hearing

For Lindy, spending more time with her first love—music—is her definition of living life to the fullest. After a hearing loss as a young adult, this became impossible.

• 5 May 2021
• Vision
• Hearing

Our new name, NextSense, will help as we continue supporting people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision.

• 6 April 2021
• Vision

Together, we may have been in the thick of COVID restrictions, but that didn’t stop a small group of NextSense clients safely getting together for a much-anticipated event—Braille Camp.

• 23 March 2021
• Vision
• Hearing

NextSense is the new brand and name that unites the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) and our group of services, including SCIC, Taralye, schools, and the Renwick Centre.

• 10 February 2021
• Hearing

Wanda, who lost her hearing suddenly four years ago, is rediscovering everyday life through sound.

• 10 February 2021
• Vision

NextSense has launched an extension to its accessible online braille training series, UEB Mathematics—set to benefit people who are blind or have low vision.

• 3 February 2021
• Hearing

NextSense (Formerly RIDBC) community is mourning the sudden passing of Leonie Jackson.

• 23 January 2021
• Vision
• Hearing

Regular updates on service delivery during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

• 4 December 2020
• Vision

High school graduate Benj doesn’t claim to be Santa Claus, but as we approach Christmas he has a special gift for the next generation of children who are blind or have low vision.

• 2 November 2020
• Hearing

Sam loves playing with his school friends. And although he shouldn’t climb trees upside down, he still does. This is a story about a boy with hearing loss, who’s building himself a bright future.

• 29 October 2020
• Hearing

When Jack was born with bilateral deafness, mum and dad didn’t hesitate for their son to receive bilateral cochlear implants.