Multi-service organisations
RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People)
Hearing Concern DIAL UK
RNID (The Royal National Institute for Deaf People)
19-23 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8SL
Tel: 0808 808 0123 (Voice) 0808 808 9000 (Text)
Fax: 0207 296 8199
Email:
informationline@rnid.org.ukAlthough the RNID does not target its services specifically on deafened people, it does provide a wide range of services for people with all types of hearing impairment. Many of these services can benefit deafened people. RNID services mentioned elsewhere on this website are concerned with:
tinnitus; disability and other benefits; employment and training; communication support; technical aids at work; and protection against discrimination in employment because of your deafness.The RNID also has a network of Regional Offices that can give you information about services available locally. In England there are Regional Offices in Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol; in Wales the main office is in Cardiff; in Scotland there are offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen; and in Northern Ireland there is an office in Belfast.
For the contact details of these offices ring or fax the numbers given above or go to
www.rnid.org.uk/regionsIf you want information about services available in London or the South East ring or fax the numbers given above.
For information on the full range of the RNID's services, or to check the contact details for particular services, click on the "Services" symbol on the homepage of
www.rnid.org.uk
7-11 Armstrong Road
London W3 7JL
Tel: 0845 0744600 (Voice/Text) Fax: 020 8742 9043
Email:
hearingconcern@hearingconcern.comAn Association of hard of hearing rather than deafened people. It campaigns on behalf of its members and encourages the development of local self-help groups. You may be interested in joining one of these groups if there is no group of deafened people in your area.
Also an excellent source of advice and support for all types of hearing aid and several other technical aids to reduce the effects of deafness – see Organisations for other technical aids.
Thirdly it provides
deaf awareness training under its Sympathetic Hearing Scheme for managers and staff of organisations that provide services to the public.St Catherine's
Tickhill Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire DN4 8QN
Tel: 01302 310123 (Voice/Text) Fax: 01302 310404
Email:
dialuk@aol.comDIAL UK is a national association of 140 local independent voluntary organisations that provide free information/advice, and in some cases practical help, on a wide range of disability issues. (DIALs stands for Disability Information and Advice Lines). Most of DIAL UK's member organisations are staffed mainly by trained volunteers who are themselves disabled people. DIAL UK provides training and support for advisers, a monthly information service and a central database containing more than 5,000 records of organisations and publications and factsheets on a variety of disability issues.
Although DIAL UK member organisations and advisers will not necessarily have any particular expertise on deafness they may be a very useful source of information about local facilities for disabled people and can often help if you need advice and support to get welfare benefits or take action against discrimination. (Most DIAL UK member organisations have textphones).
To find out if there is a DIAL UK organisation in your area contact DIAL UK Head Office or go to
www.dialuk.org.uk/findadial/index.asp