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We are dedicated to helping people with sight loss live a fuller, more independent life. The Beacon Centre has been supporting people with sight loss for more than 140 years. We provide a variety of support including: employment support courses and training opportunities inclusing getting online…

What we do We offer diagnostic hearing tests to newborns through to teenagers up until they leave school. We have two dedicated Paediatric rooms with soundproofed booths and observation rooms. Tests offered include Auditory brainstem response testing Otoacoustic emission testing Visual reinforcement audiometry Distraction testing.…

Worried about your child’s hearing? Signs to look out for: Constantly asking you to repeat what you have said. Mishearing comments made to them. Difficulty locating your voice in a large or noisy area. TV / music being turned up loud, particularly if returning the…

The Deaf/Hearing Inclusion Team is part of the Specialist Teaching Support Service (STSS) and we support children and young people aged 0-25 with a diagnosed hearing impairment at home, in early years settings, mainstream and special schools. This support can continue into Further Education. (Please…

We’re an innovative charity, exploring ways dogs can help people overcome specific challenges and enrich and improve lives and communities. Assistance Dog Our assistance dogs support adults and children with a range of disabilities and also children with autism.  Community Dog We train and support…

The Graduated Response Toolkit has been produced in line with the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice 2015.  The SEND Code of Practice (2015) provides statutory guidance on duties, policies and procedures relating to Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and…

Guide Dogs exists to provide life-changing services to the 360,000 people who are registered blind or partially sighted, and the two million people in the UK living with sight loss. We provide a range of services with and beyond the dog to help people with…

Guide Dogs services for children, young people and families We are Guide Dogs. And we’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. Children and adults. friends and family. Parents and professionals. Whoever you are, our expert staff, volunteers and life-changing…

The team consists of Rehabilitation Officer Visual Impairment (ROVI) posts and Rehabilitation Officer Hearing Impairment (ROHI) posts. They provide advice, support and guidance to individuals who have sensory needs and/or are registered deaf, blind, or deafblind. They work to promote independence by offering social work…

This guide covers the best ways in which teachers and other educational staff can support pupils who have a hearing impairment. It looks at how such learning impairments can be identified in a school setting, how they can affect learning and most crucially, what the best strategies are…