Ssmu 3.1
SSMU3.1 – Understanding Sensory Loss –
Gemma Nelson (Ashcroft House)
1.1 Analyse how a range of factors can impact on individuals with sensory loss
* Impact on Communication
Sensory loss can frequently lead to isolation and frustration at not being able to communicate efficiently with other people. With hearing loss, day-to-day activities such as hearing a doorbell, using the telephone, watching television or taking part in conversations can produce feelings of inadequacy within the individual. Not being able to distinguish faces, read the time on a clock or drive can produce the same feelings in a person who has vision loss. Hearing loss interferes with face-to-face communication and can often cause older people to lose interest in everyday activities, making them more likely to miss information given by their doctor or family members.
Having a dual sensory loss more often than not compounds the frustration and isolation an individual feels when trying to communicate with others around them and individuals who are losing both their hearing and their vision will find it difficult to look for clues in the conversation. This will be particularly severe with a person who has central vision loss, as this then may completely remove the ability to read lips or to see faces.
* Impact on Information
Access to written information specifically for people with a vision loss is not readily available and information is not forthcoming. Furthermore, people with a hearing loss may need access to information that is not in a written format e.g. by telephone and signed information. The impact on information is greatly enhanced when a person has a dual sensory loss. Having to rely on someone else removes or reduces independence and privacy for a person and so access to information of any sort is imperative.
* Impact on Familiar Routines and Layouts
Sight plays a major role in maintaining awareness, people suffering from vision impairment or loss
Gemma Nelson (Ashcroft House)
1.1 Analyse how a range of factors can impact on individuals with sensory loss
* Impact on Communication
Sensory loss can frequently lead to isolation and frustration at not being able to communicate efficiently with other people. With hearing loss, day-to-day activities such as hearing a doorbell, using the telephone, watching television or taking part in conversations can produce feelings of inadequacy within the individual. Not being able to distinguish faces, read the time on a clock or drive can produce the same feelings in a person who has vision loss. Hearing loss interferes with face-to-face communication and can often cause older people to lose interest in everyday activities, making them more likely to miss information given by their doctor or family members.
Having a dual sensory loss more often than not compounds the frustration and isolation an individual feels when trying to communicate with others around them and individuals who are losing both their hearing and their vision will find it difficult to look for clues in the conversation. This will be particularly severe with a person who has central vision loss, as this then may completely remove the ability to read lips or to see faces.
* Impact on Information
Access to written information specifically for people with a vision loss is not readily available and information is not forthcoming. Furthermore, people with a hearing loss may need access to information that is not in a written format e.g. by telephone and signed information. The impact on information is greatly enhanced when a person has a dual sensory loss. Having to rely on someone else removes or reduces independence and privacy for a person and so access to information of any sort is imperative.
* Impact on Familiar Routines and Layouts
Sight plays a major role in maintaining awareness, people suffering from vision impairment or loss