Elias is 15. He attends a school for deaf children and uses sign language. When he was 12, his vision started to get worse. He has Usher syndrome.
The MSI service have helped him to adapt to vision loss and helped the school to adapt for his needs.
This has included; using low vision technology, training staff in adapting sign language and using other approaches, discussing positive role models of dual sensory impaired people, providing training in independence and mobility, and assisting in planning for his move to college and his future.
Jeffrey has CHARGE syndrome, and is profoundly deaf and has poor vision. Although he is only 4 years old he has spent a lot of time in hospital because he has a range of other difficulties.
The MSI service have worked to support his development and his access to learning. This has included supporting parents as they made a decision about cochlear implants, helping to develop a signing vocabulary, helping parents with a Developmental Journal record for their child and working then completing advice for an Education Health and Care plan and supporting access into school.