The term sensory impairment means a diagnosis of:
The Sensory and Physical Support Service at Peterborough City Council is part of the SEN and Inclusion Service (SENI). We are a team of specialist teachers and support staff. We work to ensure children and young people who have a vision, hearing and/or physical disability and their families:
We also support people who work with the children and young people.
You can find out more about what we do on our page.
Here are some organisations and resources that you might find useful.
National Deaf Childrens Society
Peterborough and District Deaf Childrens Society
Action on Hearing Loss
We work closely with the Peterborough Hub schools that have centres of expertise for hearing, vision and physical disabilities.
These schools have staff with additional skills and knowledge in a specific area of special educational need and may be able to offer support to professionals and families.
These centres do not offer initial assessments of children’s needs.
Details of the Peterborough Specialist Hub Network can be found on Education page.
Sense
Deafblind UK
