Working with people with sensory needs

The Sensory Needs Project

The Sensory Needs Project provides support to groups of visually impairment & Deaf people in the Bradford District through practical help and training.

What the work is about

The work is about supporting group and individual to get their points of view across to the managers of local statutory service such as the NHS, the council and transport agencies.

Who we work for

We provide support to groups including: Bradford Association of Visually Impaired People, V.I Sahara (parents of visually impaired children) and the Bradford Association of Deaf People.

We support people with sensory needs who are represented on the Disability hub of Bradford Council's Equality Forum and on othe statutory bodies.

Contacts for specialist groups

Listed below are some specialist sensory needs groups BACC works with. They can give more detailed advice on certain issues and direct you to other useful contacts.

Bradford & District Association of Deaf People

For more infomation contact

25 Hallfield Road

Bradford, BD1 3RP

Drop In for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People and Carers

Member's of the Drop - in for deaf  and hard of hearing

Are you over 50? Are you Deaf? Are you hard of Hearing?

Having problems with deafness? A Carer?

From 10:30am until 3pm on Fridays

Refreshments, activities and Information

For more information ring

Tel: 01274 833708

SMS/Text: 07791 286178

e-mail: ritaberry100@aol.com

Bradford Association of Visually Impaired People (BAVIP)

Th aim of BAVIP is to empower, promote, maintain and uphold the dignity of visually impaired peopl within the Bradford Metropolitan District.

For futher infomation please contact:

BAVIP

Morley Street Resource Centre

124 Morley Street

Bradford, BD7 1BB

Chair, Tel: 07889 254236

Secretary, Tel: 07903 854304

E-mail: imtiaznaqvi@ntlworld.com

Sign Link Special

A volunteer’s view

My name is Teyyeb Rashid and I am volunteer work at the BACC.  I am interested support development for disability people.  This is my 2nd year as a volunteer with BACC.

I was making design to the Sign Link for information.  It takes 3 months to plan each event.  We held one in March and the 2nd was held October. Both events were at the Carlisle Business Centre. I was working at the computer it was hard work.  I am happy to do different types of work at BACC. 

British Sign Language (BSL)

For anyone interested in learning Bristish Sigh Language, the following may be useful start (Reverse if you are left handed)

"You can never get enough practice" - student who uses BSL

British two - handed finger spelling

Bradford Council BSL Website

At present Bradford Council provide BSL Videos covering Council Services for people with sensory needs, Benefits available and details on how to contact the Council if you are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

There is also a video explaining the commitment of Bradford Council to provide information in BSL, the preferred first language of many of Bradford’s Deaf community.

Over the next few weeks videos will be added providing information on:

• Council Tax
• Waste & Recycling
• Neighbourhood Support

To visit the Bradford Council BSL Website, click here