Sensory Impairment Awareness

Course Title:  Sensory Impairment Awareness

Course length Full Day

Maximum number to attend, priced per delegate, please call 01376 573999 for additional delegates

This course is aimed at all staff supporting individuals with hearing and sight impairment or loss.

This course provides an introduction for staff in meeting the needs of those individuals having sight impairment or loss and to those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Learning Outcome & Assessment Criteria

Introduction to sensory impairment

Identify what is meant by sensory impairment – deafness, blindness and deaf blindness.

Discuss the commonly used terminologies to describe sensory loss.

How an acquired sensory impairment can affect individuals.

Sight and Hearing

How sight and hearing work

What can go wrong

What are the consequences

Planning and Support

Identify how changes can be made to the way you work to adapt to the needs of the individual.

The use of effective communication tactics to improve interaction with and care for those who have sensory impairments.

Legislation

Rights, the Law and social inclusion

Disability – the social model of disability

DDA

At the end of the training session, there is a written assessment to evidence the learning of the attendees.