Sense Bristol: Helping locals with disabilities!

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00:00Sense's DeafBlind started in the 50s for two ladies who had DeafBlind children.

00:06There was no, nothing at all, so they started it and now it's grown globally.

00:11As of last week, we were doing Sense International Week

00:16because they've got no help in foreign countries for DeafBlind children,

00:21so we just want to highlight that at the moment.

00:25Nestled in Bristol's vibrant community,

00:27the Sense Charity Shop on White Ladies Road stands as a beacon of local generosity.

00:33Every item donated from second-hand clothes and books to toys and trinkets

00:37becomes a vital resource to fund Sense's life-changing services

00:42for over 30,000 disabled individuals and families coping with complex needs,

00:47including DeafBlindness.

00:50Firstly, tell me a little bit about the charity itself

00:54and in terms of who they help a little bit more.

00:56Well, it says DeafBlind, but with DeafBlind,

00:59there's a lot of different complex disabilities with it.

01:05Yeah.

01:06We only deal with the fundraising.

01:08This is where the schools come in, in the centres,

01:10where the funds go to help people who have obviously,

01:15because it's not just DeafBlind,

01:16they've got lots of other complex needs with it.

01:20Volunteers form the heart and soul of Sense's White Ladies Road Shop,

01:25bringing energy, care and skill to every shift.

01:29From greeting customers and processing donations

01:32to handling till work and crafting eye-catching window displays,

01:35these dedicated individuals turn everyday tasks into acts of community support.

01:41Let's chat to one of these star volunteers,

01:44who has really made a name for himself in the local community.

01:47And then you get the special needs who I like to let them do as much as they can.

02:09I like my star on the till, he's, yeah, he's brilliant,

02:13he's all Jason on the till.

02:15Yeah, I like them to do a bit of everything.

02:18I wouldn't expect anybody to do anything that I wouldn't do myself.

02:21Obviously, some of them aren't capable,

02:23but I like them to try.

02:25If they try, they can't do it, then that's fine.

02:28They just, they find their little niche and they're quite happy.

02:31Because here we have no trouble with donations.

02:43Obviously, it comes in, it goes downstairs to be sorted.

02:47We do get some rags, but then we get money for rags.

02:51And then we see fit what goes out seasonal.

02:55We put the winter away for the winter, the summer away for the summer.

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