Support in the home, changes and adaptations
Your young person with SEND might need support, changes and adaptations made to their home, to enable them to live independently.
Support
This might come from you, other family members, friends, community groups or other paid support workers. Find out more:
- Getting care and support
- Search for services that offer help at home in the Norfolk Community Directory
Changes and adaptations
These can be grouped into two main areas:
- Physical modifications to the home
- Equipment including assistive technologies
These changes will make your young person's home easier and safer to live in. Some of changes might be small. For example, fitting a grab rail in the bathroom. Others may require building work. For example, putting in a shower room. Remember, if your young person does not own the property they live in, they will probably need the property owner's permission before any work is undertaken.
Your young person might get a disabled facilities grant to pay for any big changes.
Further information and guidance
- Equipment and adaptions and how to contact our social care team
- Adaptations in the home a guide to the process of adapting a home if your young person has restricted mobility
- Assistive technologies information on electronic gadgets that can enable your young person to live independently in their own home
- Organisations who can advise and guide on modifications to your young person's home, in the Norfolk Community Directory
- Organisations who can advise on assistive technologies for different disabilities, in the Norfolk Community Directory
You might find these case studies on how assistive technologies can break down barriers useful.