DBI World Conference 2019 Accessibility stream: Concurrent session 1D Presenter: Marta Zaharia & Alexa Hawley Topic: Appropriate age-related services for seniors with dual sensory loss

2. Appropriate age-related
services for seniors with
dual sensory loss
Marta Zaharia, Seniors Support Specialist,
Canadian Helen Keller Centre
Alexa Hawley, Intervenor,
Canadian Helen Keller Centre

3. Introductions
Canadian Helen Keller Centre Intervenor services
for individuals with acquired deafblindness
This workshop is based on our experiences with
seniors who use CHKC intervenor services

4. Access
•Individual needs
•Properly trained staff
•Formal assessment

5. Individual Needs and
Wellbeing
•Information and
communication
•Independence and quality of
life
•Mental health
Consumer experiences

6. Properly Trained Staff
•Training - Community partners and in-house staff
•Difference in service
Consumer experience

7. Formal Assessment
• Vision and hearing loss
• Misdiagnosis and isolation
• Access Intervenor Service (AIS)
Consumer experience

8. Awareness
• ARDSL?
• Messaging
• Partnerships

9. ARDSL?
• Why ARDSL?
• Training and professionalism
• Finding seniors
• Next steps

10. Messaging
• Expanding our presence
• What have we done - engaging potential
seniors with ARDSL
• Generational considerations

11. Partnerships
• Existing
• Establishing
• Going forward

12. Activity and Reflection
How did this activity make you feel?

13. Questions?
Thank you for
joining us today!