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<p>We do not collect data on the provision by local authorities of radio aids to deaf
children in educational settings.</p><p>Schools and local authorities are required
to provide auxiliary aids as part of the reasonable adjustment duty under the Equality
Act 2010. Schools are expected to provide an auxiliary aid or service for a disabled
pupil when it would be reasonable to do so and if such an aid would alleviate any
substantial disadvantage that the pupil faces in comparison to non-disabled pupils.
All such decisions depend on the facts of each individual case. Where there is a centrally
organised visual or hearing impairment service it may be reasonable for the local
authority to provide more expensive aids or support through that service but not reasonable
for an individual school to have to provide them.</p><p>Local authorities must have
regard to the statutory responsibilities placed upon them by the Children and Families
Act 2014 to determine appropriate provision for children and young people with special
educational needs or a disability (SEND) in their area and to keep it under review.
They are also required to consult children and young people and their families on
their published Local Offer of SEND provision. This is especially important for low
incidence types of SEND such as hearing impairment.</p><p> </p>
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