{"id":2596,"date":"2022-03-31T16:57:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=2596"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:39:44","slug":"community-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/support-for-adults\/community-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Community support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A woman and a man communicate through touch\" class=\"wp-image-33676\"\/ style=\"object-position: 48.37% 7.45%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box  ctaBox    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10  align-right\">\n    <div class=\"ctaBox__row\">\n      <div class=\"ctaBox__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>One-to-one support to help you communicate and live your daily life.&nbsp;<\/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\">Get in touch<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Living with a disability shouldn\u2019t mean that your life can&#8217;t be just as independent, interesting and social as anybody else&#8217;s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why Sense supports disabled people in their communities, to live the life they choose. Whether it\u2019s doing your weekly shop, or making friends at a social club, our support workers are here for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who can get community support from Sense?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sense provides support workers to help disabled people with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Complex needs could mean that you have two or more of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Sensory impairment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning disability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical disability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Autism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t an exhaustive list. Not sure if our support is right for you or your loved one? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ask-us-for-help\/\">Speak to a member of our team<\/a> to find out more about who we support.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Sense supports people with complex needs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sense supports adults who are deafblind to live independent lives as part of their community. There are two main types of support we offer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"communicator-guides\">1. <strong>Communicator guides<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sense communicator guides support adults with acquired deafblindness or multi-sensory impairment. This means that your hearing or vision loss developed later in life, not at birth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acquired deafblindness can make many people feel isolated. Sense communicator guides are here to help you connect, and feel part of your community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They can do things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-secondary-bullets\">\n<li>Give you practical help with day-to-day tasks like shopping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help you with taking emails or calls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up medical appointments for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Act as an interpreter as you chat and spend time with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Communicator guides will also listen to your goals and aspirations, and work with you to achieve them. Their role is to support you to do all the things you want to do \u2013 because your life is yours to live!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could be referred for a communicator guide by a local service, or refer yourself. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ask-us-for-help\/\">Get in touch with our team<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>Intervenors<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Intervenors work with children and adults who were born deafblind, often with other complex needs. Together with you and your family, they help you to develop a way of communicating.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intervenors can support you both at home and in your community. This could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Practical help with day-to-day tasks like shopping.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help with taking emails or calls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting up medical appointments for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acting as an interpreter as you chat with others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Intervenors also take a bigger role in helping your personal and social development. They work together with schools, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and social workers to make sure your care plan is right for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could be referred for an intervenor by a local service, or refer yourself. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ask-us-for-help\/\">Get in touch with our team<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-grey-tint-10\"><blockquote><p>The communicator guide is basically the part of you that doesn\u2019t quite work. For me, they guide me about and they are my eyes. <br><br>They get you out doing things that you don\u2019t necessarily get the chance to do very often, or at all sometimes. <br><br>Having the communicator guide service has made me more open to try new things.<\/p><cite>Person supported by Sense<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Speak to our team to find out more about our individual support for people who have complex needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-primary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ask-us-for-help\/\">Contact us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/220528_sense_virtualbuddying_selects_014-scaled-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A young girl looks at her phone, smiling with her virtual buddy during an in-person meet up\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/meeting-people\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Meeting people\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      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/support-for-children\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Support for children\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\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\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong>Support from Sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"{width:800px;} has-large-font-size\">We\u2019re the national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex needs. We\u2019re here for people of all ages and their families. If you need more information and advice about the services we provide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/\">you can find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-to-one support to help you communicate and live your daily life.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":1749,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"content_label":[],"class_list":["post-2596","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2596","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2596\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_label?post=2596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}