Deafblind Guidance
Local authorities are required to act under this guidance under Section 7 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (for children) and section 78 of the Care Act 2014 (for adults).
They have to:
- Make contact with and keep a record of all deafblind people
- Ensure assessments of need for care and support is are carried out by people with specific training and expertise
- Provide appropriate services for deafblind people
- Provide specially trained one-to-one support workers when necessary
- Provide accessible information for deafblind people
- ensure that a Director-level member of the local authority senior team has overall responsibility for deafblind services.