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Sensory Impairment

News & Developments

A housing guide for people with sight loss from the Thomas Pocklington Trust. More here.

A paper which summarises findings from research commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust to investigate the experiences of older people with sight loss in care homes. Click here.

A blog from SCIE the Social Care Institute for Excellence about dual sensory loss and the importance of early specialist assessment.An article in The Guardian about the UK's first sign language-only TV advert.

News from Action on Hearing Loss.

Models of Change for Care Homes – published by the Thomas Pocklington Trust - aims to stimulate discussion about how care homes may support people with sight loss, and suggests areas for further research and development.