WELCOME
A site for all concerned about people with learning disabilities and hearing loss
Hearing loss and learning disability – need not be a double disadvantage.
Almost 40% of adults with a learning disability will have a hearing loss yet for many people the loss will not be diagnosed because their audiology services are not accessible to them. For many, the loss will be identified but the support they receive will not be adequate for them to benefit from a hearing aid. The consequences can be a double disadvantage, their learning disability precludes them from receiving adequate support for their hearing problem and the failure to address their hearing loss will in turn exacerbate the effects of their learning disability.
This site does not claim to provide all of the answers – It aims to provide a forum for carers and professionals to share ideas, information and queries in a bid to improve services for all people with learning disabilities who have difficulty hearing.
The success of the site depends on all who use it. It has been constructed as an interactive site to enable all users to post queries and responses, upload resources from the site, and download your own resources for others to share.
The Special Interest Group who have developed this site do not necessarily endorse the views of all contributors. We will however, attempt to moderate the entries where possible.