Sight and hearing loss

If you have a sight or hearing loss there are services that can help.

If you are a parent of a child with sight or hearing loss, contact the Sensory Support Team for children and young people.

Support and information for adults:

We have a specialist team - Sensory Services - who provide advice and support on independent living for adults with sensory impairments.

We offer help and guidance to adults who live in Sandwell, who:

• have sight loss, hearing loss or both
• are carers of people with sight or hearing loss.

Although this team engages mainly with adults, the team do engage and involve themselves at the transition age (16- 18 years) for visually impaired children with a view to introducing the team for their future needs. Hearing Impaired Children are assessed within the team and they supply deaf equipment to meet their needs.

Information in BSL (British Sign Language)

We also have information in BSL about a range of key services that the council provides.