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Sight & hearing support

Our sensory impairment service supports people who have a sight loss, hearing loss or combined sight and hearing loss, to maintain independence and dignity in every aspect of daily life.

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ECL Sensory Services have a dedicated team of sensory specialists delivering services across Essex and beyond. The team's aim is to ensure that people can access the correct support, information and advice at the right time, in the right place and in the right way.

Working in partnership with local and national organisations, ECL Sensory Services deliver high quality services that are focused on early intervention and maximising independence for people living with sensory impairments (visual, hard of hearing / deaf or dual sensory impairment). With a number of our ECL Sensory team living with a sensory impairment, our services are unique and provide person-centred support, which includes:

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What is Sensory Impairment?

What is Sensory Impairment?

Sensory impairment is the common term used to describe Deafness, blindness, visual impairment, hearing impairment and Deafblindness.

  • Published: 25th August 2017

Sensory Action Alliance launch video

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Launched 26 November 2019, the aim is to bring organisations in Essex together to improve the quality of life for those with sight and/or hearing loss.

ECL Sensory Service Partners

We work in partnership with a variety of organisations locally and nationally. The benefits of working together can be enormous and we always welcome further partnership opportunities.

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