Sensory Impairment team - how we can help

The Sensory Impairment Team is a specialist team that provides support to people who are d/Deaf, hearing impaired, sight impaired or Deafblind.

Social Care Direct is the first point of contact. They will pass on your details to the right service. You can contact them on:

Phone: 0345 8 503 503

Email: social_care_direct@wakefield.gov.uk

Typetalk: Dial 18001 0345 8 503 503 from a textphone

When our team has received your referral we can then start to help you. A duty worker is available Monday to Friday. The duty worker can answer questions and offer support to individuals, families, and professionals.

You can contact the team in different ways: phone, email, text, WhatsApp, or video calls. We want everyone to be able to reach us.

How We Can Help

Training for People with Sight Loss

We teach skills to help people move around safely, live independently, and use communication tools like Braille.

Care and Support

We assess people’s needs and help plan the right support. Our staff have special training in Deafblind care.

Keeping Records

We keep a list of people in Wakefield who are sight impaired, severely sight impaired, d/Deaf, or hard of hearing. This list includes those with both sight and hearing loss.

Hospital Support

We work with specialist officers at Pinderfields and Pontefract hospitals. We work with them to help people with sight loss get early support.

Community Services

We work with Wakefield District Sight Aid and Wakefield Deaf Society. We help people with sight or hearing loss get access to equipment, advice, and support.

For more information or support, contact Social Care Direct.