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Deafness resources
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Useful organisations
Association of Lipspeakers (ALS)
5 Furlong Close, Upper Tean, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST10 4LB
voice: 01538 722482
fax/minicom: 01538 722442
web: www.lipspeaking.co.uk
British Deaf Association (BDA)
Offers advice and support on a range of issues affecting deaf people.
1-3 Worship Street, London EC2A 2AB
minicom: 020 7588 3529
videophone: 020 7496 9539
voice: 020 7588 3520
helpline minicom: 0800 652 2965
helpline voice: 0870 770 3300
fax: 020 7588 3527
email: helpline@signcommunity.org.uk
web: www.signcommunity.org.uk
Brothers and Sisters Club
Lesbian and gay social club and mutual support.
voice: 0845 165 1501
fax: 0870 137 4662
web: www.brothers-and-sisters-club.com
Deafblind UK
John and Lucille Van Geest Place
Cygnet Road
Hampton
Peterborough PE7 8FD
helpline: 0800 132 320
web: www.deafblind.org.uk
24-hour helpline for people who are deaf and blind, their carers, and professionals.
Hearing Concern
Hearing Concern, 4th Floor, 275 - 281 King Street,
London W6 9LZ
Self-help groups, advice and support for people with acquired hearing-loss.
voice: 020 8233 2929
fax: 020 8233 2934
helpline: 0845 0744 600
email: info@hearingconcern.org.uk
web: www.hearingconcern.org.uk
Information for Mental Health
This website provides British Sign Language (BSL) video clips on mental health conditions and on the mental health needs of deaf people and their carers.
c/o 26 St Michael's Road
Leeds LS6 3AW
email: info@imhleedsmind.org.uk
web: www.mentalhealthleeds.info/infobank/bsl/
National Association of Deafened People
PO Box 50 Amersham, Bucks HP6 6XB
Information, advice, support, self-help groups and newsletter.
voice: 01494 723 613
fax: 01494 413 932
minicom: 01494 723 613
email: nadpuk@aol.com
web: http://nadp.org.uk
National Deaf Children's Society
15 Dufferin Street, London EC1Y 8UR
Provides advice, support and information to deaf children and their families.
voice/text: 020 7250 0123
fax: 020 7251 5020
email: helpline@ndcs.org.uk
web: www.ndcs.org.uk
National Deaf Services, Adult Team
Old Church, 146a Bedford Hill, London SW12 9HW
Provides a comprehensive mental health service to adults. Includes in-patient, day-patient, out-patient and community-based services.
voice: 020 8675 2100
textphone: 020 8675 2200
fax: 020 8675 2266
videophone: 020 8765 9707
Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD)
Walsingham Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 7BP
Family groups, social groups, advice, advocacy, counselling, equipment needs assessments, British Sign Language interpreting and training.
voice: 01206 509 509
fax: 01206 769 755
text: 01206 577 090
Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
19-23 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y
Services include: interpreting, training, information, aids and appliances, tinnitus helpline, residential care.
voice: 0808 808 0123
text: 0808 808 9000
fax: 020 7296 8199
email: informationline@rnid.org.uk
web: www.rnid.org.uk
Sign
The national society for mental health and deafness.
5 Baring Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks HP9 2NB
voice: 01494 687600
fax: 01494 687622
minicom: 01494 687626
email: info@signcharity.org.uk
web: www.signcharity.org.uk
TypeTalk
PO Box 284, Liverpool L69 3UZ
National telephone relay service enabling deaf/speech impaired people to access the telephone network through their own textphones.
textphone switchboard: 18001 0151 709 94 94
voice switchboard: 0151 709 94 94
fax: 0151 709 8119
email: helpline@rnid-typetalk.org.uk
web: www.typetalk.org
UK Council on Deafness
Westwood Park, London Road, Little Horkesley, Colchester CO6 4BS
Campaigning, planning and development.
voice: 01206 274075
text: 01206 274076
fax: 01206 274077
web: www.deafcouncil.org.uk
Wales Council for the Deaf (Cyngor Cymru I'r Byddar)
Glenview House, Courthouse, Street, Pontypridd CF37 1JW
Provides advice, support and information to deaf people.
voice: 01443 485 687
minicom: 01443 485 686
fax: 01443 408 555
email: wcdeaf@freenet.co.uk
web: www.wcdeaf.org.uk
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