Merseyside charity opens new sensory swimming pool for people with autism
A Merseyside charity has opened a new sensory swimming pool for use by people with autism. The pool, owned and run by Autism Together, will be used by a wide
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Tag: Sensory Impairment
Lego launch AI trial to translate instructions into braille and audio
Lego is building its way to making instructions friendlier for the visually impaired by using artificial intelligence (AI) to translate instructions into braille and audio. The Danish toy company has
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Charity for deaf children urges bursary to train hundreds of SEN teachers
Deaf children are struggling at every stage of their education with 44% of deaf pupils achieving two A-levels compared to 63% of hearing pupils, a charity said. The National Deaf
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Thousands of deaf children missing out on life-changing technology
More than 11,000 deaf children across England are missing out on life-changing technology due to councils refusing to fund radio aids, a charity has said. The National Deaf Children’s Society
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Students use experience of deafness to secure first place in disability film award
Two University of Wolverhampton students bagged first place at a unique film festival hosted by Business Disability Forum in London recently. Samuel Ash and William Horsefield, also known as team
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Early years staff to be specially trained to identify early language difficulties in children
Specially trained early years staff and family support workers will identify infants with poor language and communication skills to prevent them falling behind at school. As part of a £6.5
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Adjustable lifts among disability improvements announced at 73 train stations
Disabled access will be improved at 73 railway stations in Britain, the Department for Transport has announced. Measures such as lifts and adjustable ticket counters will be installed from £300
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Care for Scots with dementia and sight loss to be assessed in new project
A new project will assess how best to care for the thousands of people in Scotland with both dementia and sight loss. The charity Royal Blind has received funding to
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NDCS warn system to support deaf children in school ‘in absolute crisis’
Almost half of specialist teachers for deaf children feel pupils are performing worse than five years ago, a charity suggests. The National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) says the system is
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Hate crime event hears from support worker tormented after losing her sight
A blind woman believed to have lost her sight after her drink was spiked has told how she was tormented by children when she went for a walk with a
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