Project aims to improve access for Scots deafblind community
A new project will make it easier for members of the deafblind community to access information and speak out about the issues that affect them. Deafblind people – though small
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Tag: Sensory Impairment
Royal Blind to create 100 jobs with two new services in Paisley
Planning permission has been secured for the construction of two new services for blind people in the West of Scotland. Royal Blind and its sister charity Scottish War Blinded have
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New book challenges speech and language therapy teaching and practice
A new book questioning some of the assumptions underpinning the work of speech and language therapists – and their education and training – has been launched. Speech and Language Therapy
Read MoreNorthumbria lecturer recognised for improving health access for learning disabled
A Northumbria University lecturer has been jointly awarded the prestigious Advancing Healthcare award for his work to improve access to health services for people with learning disabilities. Chris Corkish, a Read More
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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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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