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The association of deafblind and dual sensory impaired people Deafblindness is not a new thing. its been around for centuries . The association of deafblind and dual sensory impaired people Jamie Mitchell (1796 1869) The association of

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Deafblindness is not a new thing…. its been around for centuries.

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Jamie Mitchell (1796 –1869)

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David Tait (1836)

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Helen Keller (1880 – 1968)

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Arthur Sculthorpe (1900 – 1974)

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What do we do?

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Deafblind Scotland’s vision is:

“A society in which deafblind people have the permanent support and recognition necessary to lead fulfilled, independent lives” Five Year Plan Strategy

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Membership Services

We provide:

  • Information, advice and support
  • Regular Newsletters
  • Information in alternative formats
  • Advocacy
  • Welfare Rights advice
  • Guide/Communicator Service
  • Training in BSL and deafblindness
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“Field of Dreams”

Purpose-built Learning and Development Centre

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Guide/communicator Service

The guide/communicator will act as the eyes and ears

  • f deafblind people. The service forms part of the aim

to:

  • Ensure equality of access for deafblind people
  • Promote independence
  • Realise potential
  • Encourage integration into the community
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Guide/communicators will

  • Provide communication support in BSL,

SSE, Deafblind Manual, Hands-on Signing, or clear speech & lip-speaking

  • Guide deafblind people to their

destination, and support them while there, taking notes if necessary

  • Be prepared with any information the

deafblind person might need

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Funded guide/communicator hours are used for

  • Attending Health appointments
  • Shopping
  • Filling in Forms
  • Exercise
  • Work
  • Social activities

MISSING?

  • Education, Learning, Developing skills
  • Entertainment, Sport, Visiting friends etc
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The BSL(Scotland) Act 2015

  • Includes “both the visual form of British

Sign Language and the tactile form of British Sign Language used and understood by some deafblind people”

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BSL (Scotland) Act 2015

  • “Tactile BSL is used by those whose

first and preferrred language is BSL. It has its own BSL grammatical structure, syntax, lexicon, vocabulary, and emanates from the BSL community, for use by those BSL users who can no longer see and have to adapt to using tactile means”

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Catherine Fischer “Orchid of the Bayou”

  • “Like most Deaf people, vision more

than anything else defined my world. It was through vision that I had language and learning…I don’t mind being deaf..it gave me community and that community was based on sight. No matter how I tried to look at it, blindness was terrifying”

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Deafblindness – its not what you think it is!

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Spot the deafblind person? Is it (a), (b), (c) or (d)?

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a b c d

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Communication Support

  • One size does NOT fit all
  • Each deafblind person has specialist

communication needs

  • Range of skills/professions necessary
  • Funding?
  • Outcomes?
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Stephen Joyce My experience of education

  • University
  • NEBOSH Health and Safety
  • City and Guilds
  • Train the Trainer (SQCF 9)
  • L&D11
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Communication support

  • BSL Interpreter – Visual Frame signing
  • Guide communicator
  • Notetaker (large print)
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Deafblind Scotland Training

  • SQA Level 1 BSL
  • SQA Level 2 BSL
  • SQA Level 3 BSL
  • SQA Level 1 BSL Intensive course (5 days)
  • SQA Level 2 BSL Intensive course (10 days)
  • Signature Level 2 award in Communication

and Guiding with deafblind people

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