Nine in 10 deaf-blind children have no chance of getting the professional support they need because they have not been identified by local authorities.
And even when a child is identified as being deaf-blind and given an assessment, seven out of 10 still do not get the support they need.
The findings come from a survey of local authority services for deaf-blind and multi-sensory impaired children by charity Sense.
Sense is now calling for the government to ensure deaf-blind children get the support they need in the form of what it terms an “intervenor" – a highly trained professional who works one-to-one with a deaf-blind child to help them play, learn and develop communication while they are growing up.
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