The special event in Parliament was organised by national deafblind charity Sense to highlight that nine out of 10 deafblind children are left without any hope of the professional support they vitally need. This is because only 10% of deafblind children have been identified by local authorities, according to new research by the charity .
The campaign is calling for deafblind children to get the support they need to ensure they get the support they need in the form of a unique professional called an ‘intervenor’. This is a highly-trained professional who works one-to-one with a deafblind child to help them play, learn and develop communication while they are growing up.
Graham said: “At the Sense reception I saw for myself how an intervenor helps a deafblind child communicate and make sense of the world. It was a really thought provoking to experience the sensory depravation which mimics a deafblind child’s world and how reliant you have to be on experience and caring people around you. It is vital that all of the estimated 4,000 deafblind children have the opportunity to receive this specialist support so that they are able to live independent and full lives.”
