Financial Support

There are a range of benefits which your

child maybe entitled to:

Disability Living Allowance

Carers Allowance

Child Tax Credits

To check what you maybe entitled to

please visit Southampton City Council
Local Offer website and click on Money
Matters
http://sid.southampton.gov.uk/kb5/
southampton/directory/localoffer.page

Or visit the government benefits site

https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits

If you require this leaflet in another

language/larger size or braille please
contact us at
www.yourchildshearing.weebly.com

Useful Websites
Information
www.youngsouthampton.org
Freephone: 0800 169 8833
Email: cypis@southampton.gov.uk
www.ndcs.org.uk
Tel: 0808 800 8880
Minicom: 0808 800 8880
Email: helpline@ndcs.org.uk

Your Child
and their
Hearing
Parent and Carers Guide to having a child
with a hearing impairment.

www.elizabeth-foundation.org
Tel: 023 9237 2735
Email: info@elizabeth-foundation.org
www.yourchildshearing.weebly.com
Communication
www.makaton.org
Tel: 01276 606 760
Email: info@makaton.org
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/
grownups/article/makaton

www.yourchildshearing.weebly.com

Language for
Young Children

Support within your

local community

Makaton is a recognized form of

signing for young children.
Where signs and symbols are
used alongside spoken language
to aid communication.

South Hampshire Deaf Childs Society

Find your local training course at

www.makaton.org on the training
page.

Parent view on Makaton:

Sceptical at first, but it has truly
been a turning point in gaining
language and confidence for my
son.
And now
my other
children
use it to
talk with
my son
too.

How your early

years setting can
help?

The National Deaf Childrens Society local support group for the Southampton
area

Your early years setting plays a vital

role in supporting your child's continuing learning and development.

www.ndcs.org.uk/family_support/
support_in_your_area/local_groups/
find_a_local_group/south_east/
south_hampshire_dcs.html -

Your child's Key Worker and setting

SENCO (Special Educational Needs
Coordinator) will work along side:

Sure Start Centers

For under 5 year olds and their families
to support children with additional needs.
To find your local sure start center
please visit:
www.youngsouthampton.org

speech and language therapist

portage workers
specialist teachers
other agencies involved with
your child

They will be involved in the development/review and supporting your

childs Education, Health and Care
Plan.