Sensory disabilities
Information for principals about hearing and vision support for those students with sensory disabilities.
In this section
- Hearing support
- A student who is deaf or has a hearing impairment needs extra support to learn and participate in school
- Vision support
- A student is blind or has a vision impairment and needs extra support to learn and participate at school
- Support for students with the very highest needs
- A student has very high needs in the areas of learning, vision, hearing, mobility or language use and social communication
- Assistive technology support
- A student may require technology or equipment to remove barriers to learning and raise achievement at school
- School property modifications
- A student needs help to access the classroom and playground so they can participate in activities and move around safely
- Transport to and from school
- A student needs transport to school for safety or mobility reasons
- Facilitation services
- The student's family and your school are having difficulty working together to meet the student's extra education needs
- Exam assistance
- A student at your school wants to sit an exam and has a proven significant learning difficulty