Services

Jonathan achieved a First Class Honours Degree in Computer Science. He had interpreter support and language modification from ASSIST.

Advice for Professionals

• Information regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment and their implications
• Awareness training
• Professional development
• Modification of Materials
• Advice on uses of Access Technology (e.g. radio aids, specialist software)
• Alternative Examination and Assessment Strategies
• Working with Specialist Staff
• Reasonable adjustments (DDA)

Qualified and Specialist Staff

• Braillists
• Communication Support Workers
• Counsellors
• Deaf Support Tutors
• Interpreters
• Lipspeakers
• Notetakers - Electronic & Manual
• Readers
• Rehabilitation & Mobility Officers
• Teachers
• Tutors

Liaison with:

A vision impaired student using a microscope and a large screen. (Keele University - Neuroscience Lab)

• Parents
• Social Care & Health
• Connexions
• Employers
• Peer Groups
• Awarding Bodies
• Colleges
• Universities
• Training Providers
• Learning & Skills Council (LSC)
• Local Education Authorities
• Professional Bodies & National Groups

Observation & Assessment

Providing:

• Access to learning
• Access to Information
• Mobility
• Technology
• Communication

Support by Specialist Staff

Education and Work Settings

• Study skills, work planning, tutorials, mentoring, work placements, mobility training, access technology, specialist equipment, adapting information (e.g. braille, audio tape, language modification), and audiological support.

Community Interpreting

• Medical appointments
• Job Interviews
• Legal / Judicial work
• Mental Health
• Youth Work

 

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