Sensory inclusion service - core
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- Supporting families/carers.
- Acting as an advocate for children and young people with
hearing impairment or visual impairment and their
families/carers.
- Multi-agency work to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Promoting inclusion for children and young people.
- Delivering highly specialised services to children and young
people with single or 'dual sensory impairment'.
- Provision of visual services including mobility, social
inclusion services and the teaching of specialist skills such as
Braille and touch-typing.
- Provision of audiological services.
- Assessment and ongoing monitoring of developmental needs of
children and young people.
- Provision of professional development opportunities for setting
and school based staff and colleagues from other agencies on all
aspects of hearing and visual impairment.
- Provision, evaluation, monitoring, and maintenance of
specialist equipment in homes, settings and schools. In schools
particular emphasis is placed upon equipment which facilitates
'access' to the National Curriculum.
- Provision of services which facilitate access in homes,
settings/schools/colleges and the wider community.
- Provision of counselling and guidance services.
- Monitoring the provision and needs of children and young people
with sensory impairment in Out-Local Authority placements in
partnership with families/carers.
- Working with local special schools to optimise development,
learning and curriculum access for children and young people with
hearing impairment or visual impairment and additional/multiple
difficulties.
- Liaising with Connexions and Further Education providers to
establish and deliver services to students and to facilitate
transition to adult
life.
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| Please note - Some documents published before
1st December 2006 may contain incorrect contact
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