Resource | 19.02.2024 | By Teresa Quail

5b. Understand their own access needs

Deaf Children and Young People (DCYP)

  • are given opportunities to express their individual preferences
  • have an understanding the options available, eg interpreters, notetakers, lipspeakers and palantypists
  • have a thorough understanding of the roles to match their access needs
  • know their access needs may change over time and what the process is for requesting a change
  • know about reasonable adjustments and the requirement of the setting to meet these
  • know about and secure access arrangements for assessments and exams at every stage
  • are able to have discussions about their career pathway.

    • PUD () updated May 2025
    • 叠础罢翱顿/叠础贰础听Guidance on access arrangement for music lessons and examinations
    • 鈥� Welsh Government website
    • 聽鈥� English Government website
    • 聽鈥� Northern Irish Education for Education website
    • 聽鈥� Scottish Government website
    • – English Government
    • – Northern Ireland

 

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