Talking Sense articles from 1999
Click the links below to read copies of the Talking Sense articles which have appeared throughout 1999.
The articles are shown in reverse date order.
- A bond of experience - part 2 Part two of the discussion between parents Hannah Levey and Sue Turner.
- A bond of experience Parents Hannah Levey and Sue Turner discuss their experiences. Hannah's son Joshua (6) has CHARGE, and Sue has two sons with disabilities who have now grown up and left home.
- It's Never Too Late The needs of older people with dual-sensory-impairments are often ignored or neglected writes Francesca Wolf. The challenges they face are enormous, but much can be done if the will - and funds - are there.
- Making a real home for older people Boston Lodge is one of three new care homes for older people run by Sense to meet a growing need. Hilary Todd meets some Boston Lodgers to find out how Sense is dealing with this special need.
- Hand in Hand How partnerships are a good way forward for Sense to develop services for older people.
- Switching on to stories Keith Park, Advisory Teacher for Sense, describes how children of all abilities can enjoy and take part in stories like 'A Christmas Carol'.
- Pearly queen 59 year-old Pearl Shaw had been told that she was losing her remaining sight - but she was still determined to take part in Sense's first Overseas Challenge to Nepal. Georgia Veats speaks to her about how this experience helped her cope with the onset of severe sight loss.
- Focus on… Rubella and the MMR vaccination The Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine (MMR) has been the subject of much media debate recently. Anxious parents, frantically weighing up pros and cons, need soundly-based information...
- Rubella aftershock Many parents are only too aware that people affected by congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) can develop new problems as they get older. Norman Brown introduces this important area of reseach.
- Celebrating diversity In recent years Sense has been working towards offering ethnically sensitive services. Francesca Wolf looks at what is happening on a national and local level and at what still needs to be done.
- A Sense of belonging - Usher syndrome and issues of identity Georgia Veats talked to people with Usher and their families and found that as well as their cultural backgrounds, people often encounter complicated issues of identity associated with their dual sensory impairment.
- The hidden communities in our midst A new study, Deafness and ethnicity, looks at deaf people from minority communities and the development of services for them. Hilary Todd reviews its findings.
- Why is my son different from all other sons? On the first night of Passover, the youngest son or daughter asks: why is this night different from all other nights? The reply, taking many hours, is given by all who participate. The answer to Eleanore Rothenberg’s question about her son has never been found.
- Good vibrations Is it possible that a vibrating wrist pad could help deafblind people feel part of the world of speech and sound? When Barbara Portsmouth tried out a vibro-tactile aid, we hoped the answer would be ‘Yes’.
- Virtual Learning The National Grid for Learning was launched last November by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, with the promise that it will ‘offer opportunities to all learners, particularly those who would otherwise be excluded.’ An ambitious challenge, but in reality how will this initiative affect special educational needs teaching?
- The anxiety that never goes away – caring for special children All parents expect to care for their children. But parents with severely disabled children face a very different situation – not for them the joys of watching their children take measured steps towards independence. How does caring for special children affect parents’ lives?
- Give us a break! Nearly two million carers – over a quarter of Britain’s army of carers – have never had a break. Over two-thirds of carers do not know what respite services they are entitled to. Hilary Todd attended the launch of the survey carried out by the Winged Fellowship Trust.
- A cycle of caring: people with Usher Is 'carer' an appropriate term to use in relation to people with Usher? Not everyone thinks so...
- A vocation to care What are the rewards and stresses of working as a professional carer? Jacqueline Galyer went to Sense’s Andlaw House to find out.
