Useful Contacts

If the organisation that you want to contact has a website have a look at it in case it has more up-to-date information on contact details and services provided here

Organisations providing services specifically for deafened people The LINK Centre for Deafened People
NADP(National Association of Deafened People)
deafPLUS
Professions providing services specifically for deafened people Hearing Therapists (HTs)
Social Workers for the Deaf (SWDs)/Technical Officers
Lipreading Teachers
Lipspeakers
Multi-service organisations RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People)
Hearing Concern
DIAL UK
Organisations for advice on tinnitus Overview
British Tinnitus Association
RNID Tinnitus Helpline
The LINK Centre for Deafened People
Defeating Deafness
Tinnitus Action
Organisations for advice on benefits Overview
Benefits Agency
The Benefits Enquiry Line
Citizen's Advice Bureaux
DIAL UK
Other independent websites
The RNID
The LINK Centre for Deafened People/NADP
Disability Alliance
Organisations for Business Start-Ups in England
in Wales
in Scotland
in Northern Ireland
in all countries in the UK
Organisations for help with employment Employment Overview
Disability Employment Advisers
Access to Work(AtW) Business Centres
RNID's Employment, Learning and Skills Service
Employment Opportunities
Rehab UK
Organisations for help with training Training Overview
Deaf Awareness Training
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RNID Training Services
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Hearing Concern
Finding out what training is available
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Learndirect
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Local Learning and Skills Council
Computer training
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Deafax
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Leonard Cheshire Workability
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U Can Do I.T.
Training at university or a college of further education
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Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities
How to pay for your training
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Learndirect
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Disabled Students' Allowance
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Financial support from charities
Organisations for communication support RNID Communication Services Units
Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP)
Association of Lipspeakers
Access to Work(AtW) Business Centres
Cochlear Implant Centres Overview
in England
in Wales
in Scotland
in Northern Ireland
Organisations for other technical aids RNID Sound Advantage
Hearing Concern
NADP
Access to Work(AtW) Business Centres
Typetalk
Organisations for advice on the Disability Discrimination Act Overview
Disability Rights Commission
RNID Employment, Learning and Skills Service
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Citizens' Advice Bureaux
DIAL UK
Other sources of free legal advice
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the Community Legal Services Directory
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the Law Centres Federation
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Disability Law Service