Click the links below to read copies of the Talking Sense articles which have appeared throughout 1997.
The articles are shown in reverse date order.
- My deafblind child is now a deafblind adult. What does that mean and what does that make me? Norman Brown, parent and Sense Specialist Adviser (Congenital Deafblindness), powerfully describes the range of emotions and issues he experienced as his son, Stephen, moved towards adulthood and greater independence.
- Will someone tell me what is going on? One of the issues that most concerns deafblind people and their families is the lack of information and support they receive from the medical profession.
- Curriculum access for deafblind pupils - the Sense/DfEE research project Laura Pease writes about a special research project into access to the school curriculum for deafblind pupils.
- Working with Bernie Sense East Education Tutor Mike Gamble describes how he has been working with Bernie Miller, who has multiple disabilities, to enable her to use a computer to speak.
- Ushering in a new life at university Stephen Sypula describes some of the lessons that his two sons - who both have Usher 2 - have learned in their journey through higher education.
- The scent system Jane Roberts from Andlaw House, Sense South West, describes how aromatherapy oils can help in communication with deafblind adults.
- CHARGE Association CHARGE Association has only been recognised since 1979, so it is very hard to be precise about the number of people with the condition. David Brown explains how CHARGE Association is identified and details our knowledge of it to date.
- Is the world really at your fingertips? Philip Gafga focuses on the impact personal computers and the Internet have had on the accessibility of information for people with special needs - particularly for those with Usher syndrome.
- The internet, the world wide web and deafblind people Hugh Sasse, who is visually impaired, explores the use of the web for deafblind people.
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