Open Hand from Deafblind UK - Spring 2019 LoRes
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An elderly woman<br />
walking with a <strong>Deafblind</strong><br />
<strong>UK</strong> staff member<br />
go to the bank or to support<br />
with shopping, to help make<br />
sure that you don’t miss out on<br />
any information. They will also<br />
support you to carry on with<br />
your hobbies, making sure sight<br />
and hearing loss doesn’t stop<br />
you doing what you love.<br />
Our support workers will<br />
communicate with you in the<br />
way you want, whether this is<br />
British Sign Language (BSL),<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong> Manual, block<br />
alphabet, clear speech or<br />
any other method.<br />
What to do when<br />
things get difficult<br />
Living with any level of sight<br />
and hearing loss can be<br />
hard; you might find yourself<br />
relying on family and friends<br />
to help you with reading<br />
post or making calls, you<br />
might be avoiding personal<br />
appointments because of the<br />
communication barriers they<br />
present. But did you know<br />
that there is support available<br />
for when you need some<br />
extra help?<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong> Care and Support<br />
is a truly unique service that<br />
combines personal support with<br />
communication and guiding<br />
to help those with sight and<br />
hearing loss continue to live as<br />
independently as possible.<br />
A support worker could visit<br />
you at home and work with you<br />
to do whatever you want. This<br />
might be helping you with post<br />
and paying bills, or it might<br />
be helping you to get to your<br />
appointments,<br />
Communicating with<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong> Manual<br />
Our care and support service is a paid for service,<br />
you can access it in the following ways:<br />
Personal budgets<br />
If you have a personal<br />
budget <strong>from</strong> your local<br />
authority following a<br />
deafblind assessment,<br />
you can arrange your<br />
own support.<br />
Through your<br />
local authority<br />
If you are eligible for support<br />
following a deafblind<br />
assessment, but your local<br />
authority holds your budget,<br />
ask them if you can use<br />
<strong>Deafblind</strong> <strong>UK</strong> Care and<br />
Support as your provider.<br />
Self funding<br />
If you are not eligible for<br />
support <strong>from</strong> your local<br />
authority, you can arrange and<br />
pay for support yourself. We<br />
recommend that you check<br />
whether you are eligible for<br />
funded support first.<br />
A piggy bank<br />
Contact us using the details on the back of this<br />
magazine to see if we operate in your area.<br />
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