{"id":1565,"date":"2022-03-16T14:12:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=1565"},"modified":"2025-01-29T16:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:54:07","slug":"conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditions, impairments and disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Learn more about deafblindness and conditions like CHARGE syndrome and rubella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this information can be helpful, it&#8217;s important to remember that no two people&#8217;s experiences of these conditions are the same.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-2-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Touchbase-Cymru-29-10-21-005-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A man in a wheelchair and a woman smiling at each other.\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/what-does-complex-needs-mean\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Complex needs\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tLearn what the term &#8216;disabled people with complex needs&#8217; means, how many people in the UK have complex needs and the importance of getting the right support.\u00a0\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div 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       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/deafness-and-hearing-loss\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Deafness and hearing loss\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/blindness-and-visual-impairment\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Blindness and visual impairment\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a 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class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/charge-syndrome\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              CHARGE syndrome\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-2-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/dysphagia-difficulty-swallowing\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  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Get in touch with our expert team to find out how we could support you.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ctaBox__cta\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ask-us-for-help\/\" class=\"button  button--primary\">Contact us<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this section, you can learn more about deafblindness and CHARGE, Usher and congenital rubella syndromes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1691,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"content_label":[],"class_list":["post-1565","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1565\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_label?post=1565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}