Overview
Adult Deaf and Visual Impairment Service
About the service
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The Adult Deaf and Visual Impairment Service (ADVIS) provides specialist support to people with a sensory impairment. ADVIS has specialist workers who understand the impact of deafness, visual impairment or deafblindness and can communicate using British Sign Language (BSL).
We will:
- provide information and advice about your situation
- provide specialist equipment to help you manage everyday living tasks
- assess your rehabilitation or care and support needs.
Nottingham City residents
If you live in the City please contact Nottingham City Council (opens in new tab) to access services available to you
Carers, relatives and friends
We can also support the people around you to understand your sensory loss and how to support you. Or if your carer has a sensory impairment and you are struggling to alert them to your needs then we can give advice on appropriate equipment to help you both.
Children and young adults under 18
Contact us
If you need ADVIS supportcontact our customer service team to complete an ADVIS referral.
Contact
Inclusion
Supporting
- Deaf / hearing impairment
- Multi-Sensory impairment
- Visual impairment
Local Offer
The specialist rehabilitation officers can support with:
- Information and advice about your situation and support in the community
- Help with everyday living skills
- Specialist equipment to make everyday living easier
- Developing mobility skills e.g. travelling independently
- Access to other services e.g. guide dogs, talking books, Notts Fire and Rescue Service
- Advice and support to access environmental equipment to enable people who are Deaf or hard of hearing to live safely and independently at home.
If you need care and support, our specialist Social Workers can provide you with an assessment of your needs.
ADVIS Promoting Independence Workers (PIW) work with Deaf and deafblind people face-to-face in their own home or in the community on a 1:1 basis. Goals are identified with the person and the PIW will work with them to achieve those goals.
Please visit the website (opens in new tab) for more details of this and other services.