SEND Directory

Charity supporting the Deaf community around London

Deafblind UK is a national charity that supports people with sight and hearing loss in living the lives they want. They provide practical help, emotional support, help with technology, information, advice, and even holidays to anyone who needs it, including resources and support for professionals.

Easy Health is an online library of accessible health information. It uses simple words, clear pictures, and films to provide information on health conditions, easy-to-read resources, and more.

Information from Haringey's Social Care and Health Service on equipment, adaptations, occupational therapy and help with hearing and sight loss. 
 

Family Fund is the UK's largest grant-making charity for families raising a disabled or seriously ill child, on a low income. Find out about the various grants they deliver, eligibility criteria and how to make an application on their website

The Haringey Health Visiting Service is an NHS-run service for children under 5. The Health Visiting Teams provide advice and support for children and families' emotional and physical well-being.

Haringey Health Visiting Service offers the following resources:

Haringey borough has a wide range of health services for children and young people aged 0-25, including GPs, pharmacists, dental services, optometrists, and hospital services—available to everyone based on the individual’s health needs.

How to get support if you're a parent or carer:

Children with special educational needs and disabilities can access these services directly without needing a referral.

These services are known as ‘universal’ because they are available to everyone.

The Children's Audiology (Hearing) Service is an NHS-run service that provides support, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment for children with hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance disorders from 0-18 years.

This service also provides a Newborn Hearing Screening Service to all babies born in Haringey, Camden, Islington, Barnet, and Enfield.

The Newborn Hearing Screening Service is an NHS-run service that provides all babies with a Newborn Hearing Screening Programme. We see those born across North Central London, which includes Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
 
Their teams are at the Whittington Hospital, Royal Free, UCLH, Barnet Hospital, and North Middlesex University Hospital.

The Haringey Sensory Support Team—Hearing is a team of Qualified Teachers of the Deaf and a Communication Specialist (British Sign Language) working across the boroughs of Haringey and Enfield. They support children with identified deafness, both in the home and in all educational settings (except schools for the Deaf or resourced bases for the Deaf).

They aim to improve the educational and life outcomes for deaf babies, children, and young people. Their work includes supporting and advising families and carers throughout their child’s educational journey.