{"id":3160,"date":"2017-06-12T11:08:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T10:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/?page_id=3160"},"modified":"2020-03-31T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T11:37:16","slug":"info-help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/?page_id=3160","title":{"rendered":"Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='layer_slider_1'  class='avia-layerslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  container_wrap fullsize'  style='height: 701px;'  ><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-31779286dc2676a8567fef3678c764df main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_layerslider  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3160'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-eec0ef0bb16df93a699205f00f98a032\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-eec0ef0bb16df93a699205f00f98a032 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-eec0ef0bb16df93a699205f00f98a032 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-eec0ef0bb16df93a699205f00f98a032 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img class='wp-image-4806 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4806 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_76649260_ds2.jpg' alt='' title='shutterstock_76649260_ds2'  height=\"431\" width=\"951\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-9650d0febe3c0231d5406b3f61e7b27b av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_hr  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Dual Sensory Impairment (DSI)<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec hr-custom  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dual Sensory Impairment (DSI), sometimes called age acquired deafblindness or combined sight and hearing loss, occurs mostly as part of getting older &#8211; 78% of people with DSI are over the age of 60.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest impact, without appropriate support, is isolation and depression.<\/p>\n<p>It is different to being congenitally deafblind or becoming dual sensory impaired before adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>Acquiring DSI as part of ageing means not having grown up with, not having been trained in, alternative skills and strategies to navigate and take part in the world around you.<\/p>\n<p>Often there is some residual sight and or hearing that can be used although not to the extent you used to be able to do when you were younger &#8211; reading, getting out and about unsupported, listening to the radio. Such activities, now even more important to your health and wellbeing, will largely be difficult or impossible or frightening &#8211; unless you get informed support and advice and training to manage your DSI, to learn new ways to navigate the world around you.<\/p>\n<p>To put things into context, consider a child born deaf or becoming deafened at an early age. Nowadays they could be offered a cochlear implant or other surgical intervention, learn sign language or be fitted with hearing aids at a time in their development when they will be able to adapt to get the best possible use from this type of support. They might also have benefited from skilled teaching support at school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-616cd310f4c6bf63bbd1f033802c1165\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-616cd310f4c6bf63bbd1f033802c1165{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-616cd310f4c6bf63bbd1f033802c1165 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-av_button-060db98572cb10cc0c1a8a083bcf1607-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/?page_id=4193'  class='avia-button av-av_button-060db98572cb10cc0c1a8a083bcf1607 avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-large avia-position-left av-icon-on-hover avia-color-dark'  ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left' aria-hidden='true' 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itemprop=\"headline\"  >Acquired Communication Disorders (ACD)<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-cae20de984eeca560df724be42b3b8ec hr-custom  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The work of our sister project and organisation came across many older people with DSI who also had other acquired communication disorders (ACD) that had been \u201chidden\u201d by their dual sensory loss.<\/p>\n<p>They came across many older people with DSI who had suffered a stroke or had dementia, for example, that made communication doubly challenging for them and those needing to communicate\u00a0with them.<\/p>\n<p>We find many older people with DSI like this who have other\u00a0communication problems that are \u201chidden\u201d behind their dual sensory impairment. .<\/p>\n<p>Because of extremely low awareness of both DSI and acquired communication disorders amongst professionals and the general population there is a clear and urgent need for training.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK it is estimated that of 150,000 new stroke victims each year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50,000 have a communication problem;<\/li>\n<li>as many as 250,000 have aphasia (difficulty understanding or processing speech or language);<\/li>\n<li>around 120,000 people have Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are conservative numbers and they rise dramatically\u00a0with age, and numbers will continue to grow as more of us are living longer with long term health conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-616cd310f4c6bf63bbd1f033802c1165\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-616cd310f4c6bf63bbd1f033802c1165{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-616cd310f4c6bf63bbd1f033802c1165 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-av_button-47a069531f1186d3e4f0b6d202b275d2-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/?page_id=4225'  class='avia-button 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type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-41826d097590ab2a8441533c8da3a189\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-41826d097590ab2a8441533c8da3a189{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-41826d097590ab2a8441533c8da3a189 .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nborder-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-41826d097590ab2a8441533c8da3a189 hr-custom  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-left hr-icon-no'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-fat'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-296959c11b9f7264336168730d1fd2bb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>KNOW SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH BOTH POOR SIGHT AND HEARING?<\/p>\n<p><em>Try our 10-minute\u00a0checklist\u00a0\u2013 it might just make a\u00a0world of difference.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we get older we will all experience problems with our sight and hearing, simply because we are living longer.<\/p>\n<p>Chances are someone close to you \u2013 family, friend or neighbour, is finding life increasingly difficult now that\u00a0<strong><em><u>both<\/u><\/em><\/strong> their sight and hearing are affected. Chances are they don&#8217;t realise themselves how much it is affecting their daily life.<\/p>\n<p>If you know someone <strong>(<em>or if that someone is you)<\/em><\/strong> who may need help, contact Hi-VisUK, details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/pages\/contact\/\">Contact page<\/a>, for free impartial advice.<\/p>\n<p>Just click &#8220;Use our ID tool&#8221; below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Did you know, anyone struggling with both their sight and hearing can ask to see a specially trained person from their local authority to look at their needs and talk about what might help?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-av_button-eafdbfcce790242c835a167e88c968db-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><a href='http:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/final-toolkit5.pdf'  class='avia-button av-av_button-eafdbfcce790242c835a167e88c968db avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-large 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who are deafblind. This indicates added value to the training increasing the numbers of deafblind people being supported either informally or formally in a work setting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/testimonial-180x180.png\" class=\"attachment-square size-square\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >From our SROI research interviews.<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Our learners talking about what our training means to them.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av-av_testimonial_single-5e9b1bfa5901541ef7607dcb3360e174 avia-testimonial-row-1 flex_column no_margin av_one_half'><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content '><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;Much of this equipment (<em>to support an older deafblind person<\/em>) is small scale, inexpensive and practical <b>yet deafblind people appear to have little awareness of the availability of such equipment<\/b>. The training has raised awareness of carers, support staff and others, with the result that deafblind people are beginning to benefit from the use of such equipment. This finding is now being confirmed by deafblind people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/testimonial-180x180.png\" class=\"attachment-square size-square\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >From our SROI research interviews.<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >How our training raises awareness about equipment for daily living tasks.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av-av_testimonial_single-484092d106f3602d267e723f18d1a347 avia-testimonial-row-1 flex_column no_margin av_one_half'><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content '><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;&#8230;there are also early indications that the knowledge\/experience and changing practices <b>not only improve services and support but could ultimately create cost savings\/save money<\/b>&#8230;respondents reported that their organisation had been able to save money as a result of the knowledge gained in the training.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/testimonial-180x180.png\" class=\"attachment-square size-square\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >From our SROI research interviews.<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Evidencing how our work is improving services.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av-av_testimonial_single-c64bb8dfa84c8b6d079a2e21b12fb1c9 avia-testimonial-row-1 flex_column no_margin av_one_half'><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia-testimonial-content '><div class='avia-testimonial-markup-entry-content'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>&#8220;A large majority of respondents who have completed one or more of the training courses report positively as to the design, quality and content of the training. Respondents also report that the training has improved not only their knowledge and understanding but <b>also their confidence in working with and supporting deafblind people<\/b>. This increase in confidence appears to be pivotal in how they do this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"avia-testimonial-meta\"><div class=\"avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap\"><div class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-image'  itemprop=\"image\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/testimonial-180x180.png\" class=\"attachment-square size-square\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'  itemprop=\"name\" >From our SROI research interviews.<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '  itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Learners commenting on how our courses can build a more confident workforce.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  tabindex='-1'>Next<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3160","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3160"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6722,"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3160\/revisions\/6722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hi-vis.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}