A- AGM - Annual General Meeting
- As well as being a registered charity, Sense is also a company limited by guarantee. As such Sense is required by the Companies Act 1985, to hold a general meeting for all members, once in every calendar year.
- Assessment
- See Statutory Assessment
- Audiologist
- Audiologists are responsible for diagnostic tests of hearing, assessment for and provision of hearing aids.
TopC- Care Manager
- Care Manager supervises and manage the team of care workers. The Manager usually is responsible for the quality of care service.
- Care plan
- Care planning within social services to meet the person's needs.
- CMO
- Chief Medical Officer
- Communicator-guide
- Communicator-guides act as the eyes and ears of a deafblind person and are trained to provide one-to-one communication support. They usually work with deafblind people with acquired deafblindness to improve or maintain their independence within their own home and community.
- As a service in helping the people to be able to live independently in their own homes, or in housing facilities in the community. It involves health and social services and other local authority services working together.
- Council
- Sense’s board of trustees is known as “Council”.
- CRB - Criminal Records Bureau
- The CRB is set up to help organisations make safer recruitment decisions. It provides access to criminal record information and helps employers identify candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving contact with children or other vulnerable members of society.
TopD- DDA - Disability Discrimination Act
- A piece of legislation which makes discrimination against disabled people illegal in some circumstances, such as employment and provision of services.
- Deafblind Guidance - 'Social Care for Deafblind Children and Adults' LAC (2001) 8 under Section 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970
- In March 2001 the Department of Health issued new Deafblind Guidance - 'Social Care for Deafblind Children and Adults' LAC (2001) 8 under Section 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970.
The guidance says that local authorities have to:
identify the deafblind people in their area;
provide specialist assessments by staff who understand deafblindness;
provide one to one support;
ensure services are appropriate;
provide information deafblind people can use; and
have a senior manager responsible for deafblindness.
This guidance applies to children, adults and older people. It is for anyone who has both a hearing and sight loss that causes them problems in everyday life. You do not have to be completely deaf and blind.
- DfES
- Department for Education and Skills
TopE- Educational Psychologist
- Has specialist knowledge of children's progress in education and finds out the problems of learning and also find learning solutions for the children.
- ENT Consultant
- A specialist in ear, nose and throat conditions, diagnosis and treatment.
TopG- Genetic Counsellor
- Provides genetic assessment and counselling for individuals / families with a medical history of, or who are at increased risk for, having a child with a birth defect or genetic condition, or who are themselves at risk for a genetic disorder.
TopH- Health Visitor
- Has specialist knowledge and will be able to help you contact doctors, hospitals and other services.
- Hearing Therapist
- Hearing therapists provide pre-fitting and supportive counselling, programmes of rehabilitation, optimisation and fitting of hearing aids, and assessment for provision of assistive devices.
TopI- Independent Parental Supporter
- Independent Parental Supporter (ISP) is someone who is available, if parents wish, to support them in expressing their views and provide advice and information when they need it.
- Intervenor
- Intervenors usually work with children or adults who were born with severe visual and hearing impairments and who may also have additional disabilities, including a learning disability. They help people to communicate and receive information by offering them individualised one-to-one support. Their role is to enable the individual to benefit from learning and social experiences and to help them have greater access to the local environment.
TopL- LEAs
- Local Education Authorities.
TopM- MMR - Measles, Mumps and Rubella
- MMR is the combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella. There has been much controversy about the vaccine, but studies show MMR to be safe.
- MSI
- Multi-sensory Impaired.
TopN- NCSC - National Care Standards Committee
- The National Care Standards Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care and independent health services in England. It also works to raise standards across the country, to report to the Government on the quality of services and to help users by providing them with clear information about services and complaints.
TopO- Occupational Therapist
- Gives advice on everyday skills, e.g. seating, feeding, dressing and positions for play. They will recommend and provide appropriate equipment or adaptations to help your child be as independent as possible.
- Ophthalmologist
- An ophthalmologist is a medically qualified doctor who has specialised in eyes. They are trained to diagnose and treat all eye problems.
- Optician
- An optician/optometrist is trained to examine eyes for focusing errors, to recognise diseases and to prescribe glasses or contact lenses. They cannot treat diseases. If disease is suspected they refer on to an ophthalmologist.
- Optometrist
- See Optician.
- Orthoptist
- Orthoptist usually work in hospital eye departments under the supervision of an ophthalmologist. They are qualified to identify and treat certain eye conditions such as squints or double vision.
- OT
- See Occupational Therapist.
- Outreach Worker
- Sense's regional advisory service is the first point of contact for information about services in your local area.
Outreach workers provide information, advice and practical support. A vital part of the service is assessing the needs of individual deafblind people, in order to help identify appropriate services and support.
Our outreach workers help people find the services and benefits they need - housing, vocational opportunities, education, medical information and respite care are just some of the issues this service covers.
TopP- Paediatrician
- A specialist in the medical problems of children whose role is to determine the medical needs of your child.
- Physiotherapist
- Physiotherapists are concerned with the development of your child's movement. They offer advice on positioning and devise programmes of exercise to encourage mobility and independence.
TopR- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- This is a major cause of sight loss in people under 40. The early symptoms include difficulty seeing in the dark and in different lighting conditions. Over time vision gradually deteriorates until tunnel vision develops.
TopS- Section 7
- Section 7 is often the name given to new Department of Health guidelines introduced in May 2001. These were developed to make sure deafblind people receive the support and services they require from their local authority.
- SEN
- Special Educational Needs.
- Speech and language therapist
- A Speech and language therapist is concerned with the development of your child's communication skills. They can also help with feeding difficulties.
- Statement of SEN
- Statement of Special Educational Needs. It is the evidence showing the child's requirements of educational support.
- Statutory Assessment
- A full assessment of a child's special needs underpins all educational planning.
TopT- Transition
- Change of education from school to college or university, or into employment at the young person's age of between 16 and 19.
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