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Coursework 3C
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Coursework 3C People with Special/Particular needs Nicola Henderson Introduction Nicola Henderson is 19 years old and has Usher syndrome. She uses a wide range of technology to help her at home as well as at her job and in her daily life. She has a part time job in Safeway but also works for a charity. Nicola wants to be a TV presenter. She lives in Blyth and her hobbies are sports. Usher syndrome is a major disability caused to deaf blindness in adults which affects 3-6 % of the people in the UK who were born deaf or partially hearing People with Usher have got a genetic condition which means that they are born deaf or they have got a hard hearing problem which then gradually makes them start to lose their sight. The sight loss often begins in late childhood and is caused by an eye condition which is known as Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). RP is...
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