Training
Learn best practice techniques and skills to support people with disability live their best life. Topics include Key Word Sign training, Communication Guide training, Inclusive Schools Workshops, Deafblind Awareness Training and we also offer customised training to suit your needs.
Key Word Sign Training
Key Word Sign is the use of manual signs and natural gesture to support communication. Key Word Sign is used to encourage and support language development in children and adults with communication difficulties.
Key Word Signing uses a core vocabulary of concepts and ideas considered to be the most appropriate for children and adults with communication and language difficulties. Main words (or concepts) of a message are matched to a hand sign or using natural gesture or signs borrowed from Auslan. These signs are used with the word order of spoken English.
Communication Guide Training
Communication Guide Training prepares Guides with skills to support someone with deafblindness to access information, the environment and communication. The training is presented by SensesWA Deafblind Consultants with various professional and allied health backgrounds.
Deafblind Awareness Training
Provided for family, support workers, allied health and teaching staff to develop an understanding and skills to interact effectively with an individual who is deafblind.
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Inclusive Schools Workshops
SensesWA’s Deafblind Senior Educator Hannah McPierzie provides practical strategies that can lead to more inclusive learning environments. Drawing from her experience as both a former education support teacher and as someone who lives with dual sensory loss, Hannah brings knowledge of the needs of teachers and students. She also draws on the expertise of a dedicated team of deafblind consultants.
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