Waltham Forest Sensory Support Service

If you have a visual and/or hearing impairment and are finding it hard to manage, you can get help and support from Waltham Forest Sensory Support Service (which is provided by Sensory Specialists Ltd).

 

This is a free council funded service that can offer, depending on your eligibility:

 

• A specialist sensory needs assessment

• A rehabilitation service, including mobility and daily living skills training

• Equipment for day-to-day living, for example flashing doorbells, television amplifiers and other alerting devices

• Training in communication skills - using Braille, British Sign Language or Deaf Blind Manual

• Support to access BSL interpreters

• Advice and information on support available locally, regionally and nationally

• Sensory loss registration

 

If you feel this service will help you or the person you are caring for, please contact:

The Adult Front Door Assessment Team on: 020 8496 3000.

 

If you are having inpatient treatment at a hospital, please contact your GP as soon as possible following discharge so they can make the appropriate and necessary referrals to support your sensory loss.