Project information
Enabling Deaf people to live in hearing community
Sign Outreach - supporting people with complex needs to live in the community.
This is ongoing.
Charity information: SignHealth
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Need
Need
It is not well recognised that profoundly deaf people often have little or no speech and many find it difficult to read or write, since it is an unheard foreign language. many people who are born profoundly deaf grown up in a family where no-one signs to them. Most deaf children leave school with few educational qualifications, and an average reading age of only eight years. They may have learning difficulties and acute dependence on others after years of little or no meaningful communication.
Solution
Very specialist support is needed to enable these people to achieve any degree of quality of life and outreach is a vital part of life. Importantly, all our outreach workers are either Deaf or fluent BSL signers. This means they are able to form a proper relationship with their clients, and are able to understand what support is needed. Our clients prefer having someone who can sign - which is far easier than having an outreach worker and an interpreter.
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Aims
Aim 1
To work with clients to enable them to live independently in their own homes.
Activities
» Staff support clients with a range of support needs such as money management and benefits, health appointments, family and employment issues.
Success will be measurable.
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Impact
Impact
SignHealth Outreach service supports its clients to become more independent and improve self confidence. The service makes sure they receive the highest quality of support to live independently in the community.
Risk
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Reporting
We are always happy to report back to donor organisations on the progress of our projects.
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Budget
Budget - Project Cost: £350,000
Loading graph....Amount Heading Description £350,000 Outreach Outreach Current Funding / Pledges
Source Amount Various Trusts and Foundations £8,000 Guaranteed -
Background
Location
Outreach services in London, Manchester and Leeds.
Beneficiaries
Deaf people living independent lives.
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Why Us?
Why Us?
As the national healthcare charity for deaf people, our concern is for the physical and mental wellbeing of this minority group. We provide services such as outreach to those living independent lives but needing some support.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
People
SignHealth Outreach Staff
We have over 25 years of experience in working with the Deaf community. All our staff are experienced; either fluent BSL users or Deaf themselves.