In addition Sense is a UK organisation dealing with the needs of dual sensory impaired learners. It has regional offices in various parts of the UK.
'Contact' Moray House Publications: This is a training package consisting of 8 modules on dual sensory impairment. It is based on work carried out at Carnbooth School, Glasgow, a special school for children who are deaf-blind.
This index of auditory-visual coordination has been found in newborn babies as young as 10 minutes of age.
You should note that this remains a somewhat controversial area. Some believe the head turning of a newborn to be a reflex. Others, while not questioning the occurrence of head turning in newborns, would question the validity of the conclusion: they believe it is not a reflex. Others still would disagree that newborns turn their heads to sound. See: Bower TGR (1989) The Logical Infant. San Francisco, Freeman.
4 If you happen to be working with such learners, perhaps you would be interested in carrying out your own research on this topic.