Communicator Guide

In September 2007, Cumbria County Council Adult Social Care Directorate commissioned and published “Cumbria Dual Sensory Loss Review”, which investigated the experiences and needs of deaf blind people living in Cumbria.

One of the six recommendations was the need to develop a one to one Communicator Guide scheme for people with dual sensory loss, to ensure that they are able to access specifically trained one to one support workers.

Many people with dual sensory loss are reliant on family and friends to provide day to day support and interpreting services for them.  This creates a dependency that lowers an individual’s confidence and self-esteem.

DeafVision is currently developing the new Communicator Guide service and our Coordinator is Dee Taylor who is based at our office in Barrow-in-Furness.

Tel: 01229 894646
Email: communicatorguide@deafvision.co.uk