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Social Clubs
There are two Social Clubs, one for the deaf and one for
the hard of hearing. Both meet weekly and financial assistance
is given by the Council as and when necessary.
Social Work
The Social Welfare Officers' principal work with the deaf
is concerned with helping those who may be isolated from the
community due to their handicap or help with problems that
may arise in the family. So far as the hard of hearing are concerned,
the Social Worker helps them to acknowledge then
increasing loss of hearing and to accept the use of amplification
by hearing aids issued on medical grounds Another important
aspect of the Social Workers' duties is concerned with helping
the family to understand the difficulties involved with loss of
hearing so that they can adjust to the problems involved.
Occupational Facilities
The Social Worker is also concerned with endeavouring
to see thaLthe deaf and hard of hearing avail themselves where
possible of the facilities provided for the aged and physically
handicapped and liaises with the Old People's Workshop and
the Faringdon Centre for the physically handicapped with regard
to the placement and subsequent supervision of deaf and hard
of hearing persons in these Centres.
4. Mentally Handicapped
The number of persons under the care of this Authority at
the end of 1970 was as shown in the table on page
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