Hope for deafness gene therapy cure within five years
A gene therapy cure for inherited deafness has been successfully tested and could be offered to patients in under five years. Researchers restored the hearing of deaf mice by injecting
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Tag: Sensory Impairment
Survey: NAS survey on education and autism in England
The National Autistic Society (NAS) is asking people with autism aged 25 or younger and their parents about their experiences of education in England as the new SEN system is implemented. Last
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Report: New research into how people describe autism published
An unprecedented piece of research into the language used by autism communities to describe autism was released this week. The research by The National Autistic Society (NAS), the Royal College of
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Lack of hearing loss training severely impacting on learning disabled
Carers are failing to identify hearing loss in people with learning disabilities, severely impacting on their quality of life, according to new research from the University of Sunderland. A pilot
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New service to support Welsh people with severe communication problems
A new all-Wales service to provide high-tech communication equipment for people with severe speech and communication problems will be set up, Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. There are
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Free Sign Language classes for Northern Ireland’s parents
Northern Ireland Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced the start of free Sign Language classes for parents of deaf children. The classes, which will be held at Jordanstown School
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Inquiry looks at attainment for children with a sensory impairment
How attainment levels for school pupils with a sensory impairment can be improved is to be the focus of a short inquiry announced today by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and
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Master’s research breaks new ground in special needs teaching
Research conducted by a University of Chester Master’s graduand has led to ground breaking work in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pedagogical practice. Peppy Hills, Director of Arts at
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Blind School gets Royal opening of new facility
In a historic day for the Royal Blind School, the re-developed school building in Morningside, Edinburgh was yesterday officially opened by the charity’s Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of
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