Deafblind artist on show for awareness week

Charity Deafblind UK partnered with a deafblind artist on a collection of digital artwork sold as non-fungible tokens (NFT) that aimed to inspire and empower those living with disabilities for Deafblind Awareness Week (June 27 to July 3).

The Spark collection was created by Ava Joliffe, who lived with Brown Vialetto van Laere Syndrome, which meant she was deaf, blind and used a wheelchair, and Joliffe hoped to demonstrate that ‘deafblind does not have to have limits’.

Steve Conway, CEO of Deafblind UK, said: ‘We are incredibly proud to have the opportunity to work with Ava on this project. She is a shining example of everyone who has overcome adversity and achieved great things despite having dual sensory loss.’