* Trafford Sensory Impairment Support Service (TSISS)
The service consists of Specialist Teachers for Deaf/Hearing Impaired Children, Specialist Teachers for Blind/Visually impaired children, Specialist Support Assistants, Technical Support and an Orientation and Mobility Officer.
The team provide educational support to children and young people aged 0-25 in the full range of schools and settings (including home for preschool children).
The focus is on teaching and learning / enabling curriculum access as this in an educational service. There is a strong emphasis on capacity building for families, settings and schools to enhance their ability to meet the needs of children and young people who have a sensory impairment. Families are supported from the time of diagnosis which for Hearing Impairment can be within days of birth following neonatal screening.
There is a children's Orientation and Mobility Service provided for children with Visual Impairment by a qualified Orientation and Mobility Officer this service promotes independent mobility and life skills both in school/ college and in the community.
Children who have Sensory Impairments are assessed by the service for a wide range of auxillary aids and equipment to enable them to access education - where these are for use in educational settings they are purchased and provided by the Sensory Impairment Support Service on a loan basis.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Trafford Sensory Impairment Support Service
- Contact Position
- Diane Matthews
- Parent Organisation
Where to go
- Name
- Sale Waterside
- Address
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2nd Floor
Waterside Plaza
Sale
Manchester
- Postcode
- M33 7ZF
- View M33 7ZF on a map
- Notes
Service is delivered in the community in Schools, Early Years setting., Colleges and Family Homes
Who is it for?
- Ages
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- 0 - 25 years
- Supporting People With
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- Hearing impairment
- Visual impairment
- Eligibility Details
Children and young people who have a medical diagnosis of hearing and/or visual impairement aged 0-25 living in the Trafford Area or attending a Trafford School.
Accessibility
- Details
The service is delivered where the children and families are. This can be in their homes, early years settings, schools and colleges.
Costs
- Details
- Available free of charge to those who meet criteria
Availability
- Referral Required?
- Yes
- Referral Details
The service is delivered on a peripatetic basis - ie we come to the child / family. The service supports children and young people with SEN and provides culturally sensitive support to children with sensory impairment.
We do require access to medical information about the nature and degree of the child's hearing or visual impairment before a referral is accepted and assessment/ support can be offered.
This is free to Trafford Schools and Children in any Early Years Setting, including support in the Family Home.
Independent Schools and FE colleges are charged for this service through a Service Level Agreement.
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