Connecting the deafblind to the world

To hear in silence, to see beyond darkness

Lega del Filo d’Oro

based in Osimo in Central Italy, has dedicated over 60 years to improving the lives of those who do not see and do not hear. This mission is met every day with commitment and dedication to the people we work with and their families: deafblind individuals, including those who also have other forms of severe physical and learning disabilities.

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SAMUELA 

Agostino spent his first eight months of life in the hospital because he had serious health problems.

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Matilde Lauria 

Matilde, a deafblind judo teacher and mother of three, faced progressive loss of vision and hearing.

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FRANCESCO MERCURIO

Happiness? Happiness is not the finish line, but the combination of many small moments and there are complicated moments, but also fantastic.

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ANN POLLAK

As an American adopting a 7-year-old special-needs child that would live with me in Italy, I came to the Lega del Filo d’Oro...

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