SSP-MSI support is for students with combined sight and hearing loss, where no single access solution is enough and the support has to be designed around the individual.
Multi-sensory impairment is highly individual: two students with similar clinical descriptions can need entirely different communication methods, materials and pacing. We start with a detailed planning conversation before any teaching support begins.
That plan covers communication method, how information will be received in real time, how material will be produced in advance, how fatigue will be managed across a teaching day, and what happens when the plan meets an unexpected timetable change.
Practically, an SSP-MSI supports access to lectures and seminars, prepares and adapts course materials in advance, supports laboratory and practical sessions where safety and description matter, and works with you on assessment preparation.
We coordinate closely with your university's disability service, because MSI support usually depends on institutional adjustments as well as DSA-funded hours.
Sometimes, but for most deafblind students in-person support is more effective. We will be honest with you about what will and will not work.
As early as possible — ideally before your course starts, so materials and communication support are ready for week one.