Life at Shaba.

Rooms, sessions and families — photographed by the centre itself over the years, and shown here as they were taken.

Assessment

  • A newborn during an OAE hearing screen
  • A patient signals a tone inside the sound-proof room
  • A clinician examines a child’s ear while a parent watches
  • Test results reviewed at the clinician’s desk
  • The test room, seen through its observation window
  • An online session on laptop and tablet

Therapy

  • A picture book used to build vocabulary
  • Working through a speech workbook
  • Floor-time with a puzzle
  • A shape puzzle for language and fine-motor skills
  • A matching board for attention and fine-motor skills
  • Pegs and stacking for hand–eye coordination
  • A drawing exercise during therapy
  • Brain Gym on the spotted mat
  • Play-based therapy with building blocks

Families

  • A parent and child in consultation
  • A family consultation
  • Talking through a plan as a family
  • A family session in the consultation room
  • Adult hearing care