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SEND physical, sensory and medical needs groups

Information about local, regional and national SEND groups and networks related to physical, sensory and medical needs, including hearing impairment and visual impairment groups.

General medical needs

  • Sense - supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex disabilities
  • Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support Group North East England Facebook page

Vision

  • Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
  • Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)
  • Look UK – supporting visually impaired young people
  • Thomas Pocklington Trust
  • Albinism Fellowship UK and Ireland
  • Custom Eyes Books - large-print children's books from Guide Dogs UK
  • Clear vision project
  • Club Wilber - children's activities from the Wilberforce Trust

Hearing

  • National Deaf Children's Society
  • British Cochlear Implant Group
  • Understanding AVT - a guide to Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT)
  • Lollipop York, a social meeting group in York
  • The Listening Room – advice on language, technology and listening
  • Grants for the deaf – Birkdale organisation support positive outcomes for hearing-impaired children including grants
  • British Association of Educational Audiologists

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