Code: S14
Sense offers a wide range of day opportunities for deafblind and multiply-disabled people, who may live in Sense services, their family home, or another residential placement.
Sense offers flexible, individually designed programmes of education, development, leisure and vocational opportunities to enable deafblind people to interact with their environment, learn and develop skills, and increase their independence.
Service users are given the opportunity to learn and develop in appropriately adapted and planned environments, promoting choice and control, and allowing the sensory-impaired person to be proactive.
Developmental activities are carried out in a consistent and structured way according to individual needs. Areas of focus may include use of residual hearing and vision, communication, cognitive skills, mobility, personal care, social and living skills.
As well as using Sense’s own specially adapted and designed facilities, many activities take place in the local community, and integration and inclusion are encouraged and supported.
Day opportunities for people who have acquired deafblindness or Usher syndrome are also offered on an individually tailored basis.
Vocational and Employment Opportunities
Sense has a strong commitment to enabling people to work, whatever their level of ability and disability. With appropriate support, and structured training, people can achieve success, which will help them to develop self-confidence, relationship skills and a sense of purpose. Service users are able to go to work in an open, sheltered or supported setting, with support from trained staff. For some people this may be one hour a week, for others it may be regular employment.
For people who have acquired deafblindness or Usher syndrome, Sense can provide assessments in the workplace, advice on aids and equipment, and support with Access to Work applications.
Who are these services for?
Generally, day and vocational opportunities are designed for people:
- with dual sensory impairments
- with sensory impairments and other disabilities.
Services vary in their type and scope according to individual needs.
Sense
Sense is the largest specialist organisation in the UK working and campaigning with deafblind people and their families and carers. Sense has a network of staff around the UK offering a wide range of information, advice and support for individual deafblind and multiply-disabled children and adults, their families and carers, and the professionals working with them.
Sense works in partnership with local authorities and other organisation to identify, assess and support deafblind people in their area, and offers specialist input into training, service development and provision.
It also has a network of Branches, run by and for deafblind people and their families, providing support and activities in the local area and acting as a voice for deafblind people, families and carers.
To find out more about Sense services, contact your nearest Sense office.
For a copy of this leaflet in another format – such as braille or audio tape – please contact the Communications department by email: info@sense.org.uk.
