Sensory impairment
Definition
Specialist services for people who are blind, partially sighted, deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind. Services are available to people of all ages, from babies to older people, and include:
- Mobility and independent travel training;
- Links with mainstream and specialist schools;
- Advice and information on a range of conditions affecting vision and hearing;
- Arrangement for British Sign Language Interpretation/Guide Communicator for social work appointments;
- Provision of specialist equipment;
- Provision of awareness training to staff and organisations;
- Teaching in a variety of communications methods.
Policies and legislation
Useful links
- Additional Support Needs Tribunals for Scotland
- ‘Adapting to the Future’ Audit Scotland – Report on the Scottish Government’s website
- British Sign Language – This site uses moving pictures to show the basic signs for British Sign Language
- Equality and human rights commission
- Deafblind Scotland
- Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
- Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS)
- Royal National Institute for the Deaf
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Scottish Council on Deafness
- Office for Disability Issues
Association of Social Care Communicators 
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