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Based in Truro we were founded in 1932. Our aim is to Support, advocate and help meet the needs of Deaf and Hard of hearing Adults and Children in Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly. There are estimated 93,000 people in Cornwall with some degree of hearing loss from moderate to profoundly Deaf. There are also 300 British Sign language users in the County.

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http://www.cornwalldeafassoc.co.uk/ - Details

Working for Opportunities
Working for Opportunities began as a project within Living Options, a managed unit of SCOPE, with funding from the Staff Charity Fund of Zurich Financial Services. We enable local disabled people into work.

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http://www.wfotrust.org.uk/ - Details

Manchester Deaf Centre 1.0

Manchester Deaf Centre is run by a deaf-led board of trustees including deaf, hearing, deafened and hard of hearing members. The centre is a place for D/deaf, deaf-blind and hard of hearing people to meet and socialise. The centre runs an agency, Communication Support Service (CSS), which provides Sign Language Interpreters. There are also Linkworkers based at the centre to give advice and support on access to services

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http://www.manchesterdeafcentre.com/ - Details

Bromley Chain
Bromley Chain is a charity set up by parents of deaf children in Bromley and is run by both deaf and hearing members working together to support Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people living in Bromley.

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http://www.bromleychain.org.uk/ - Details

Durham Deafened Support 4.0

Durham Deafened Support was established in 1998 to promote the relief, integration, rehabilitation, welfare and education of people who have become isolated because of hearing loss, enabling them to cope with their disability through advocacy, support, education, information and other ways of helping them to understand and meet their communication needs.

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http://www.ddsupport.org.uk/ - Details

Association of Notetaking Professionals (ANP) 3.0

ANP is the professional body which represents Electronic and Manual Notetakers who work with deaf and disabled people in professional, community and academic settings throughout the UK. We aim to promote notetaking and its good practice and support the development of notetaking as a communication and support service.

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http://www.anpnotetakers.co.uk/ - Details

AbleSea - Disability Community 5.0

AbleSea is a disability community providing help, support and resources to everyone. Here you will find helpfull information and advice about disability and how to make life that little bit easier.

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http://www.AbleSea.com/ - Details

Hampshire Deaf Association 3.3

Founded by Sir Arthur Fairbairn in 1879 as a “mission for deaf people”, the Hampshire Deaf Association has grown to be the principal source of deaf information, services and advocacy for Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.

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http://www.deafhampshire.org/ - Details

Deaf Connexions
Deaf Connexions was set us as a registered charity in 1997. We are based in Norwich and provide services across all of Norfolk. There is a board of Trustees made up from representatives of the deaf community, business community and public services from across the County.

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http://www.deafconnexions.org.uk/ - Details

Walsall Deaf People's Centre (WDPC) 3.5

We provide social and sporting activities, senior citizens and family groups, advice and guidance, communication support, mentoring and other personal assistance. We participate in local forums in co-operation with other disability organisations. We fund our activities through he teaching of innovative British Sign Language and Deaf Awareness programmes as a member of Walsall Community College.

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http://www.walsalldeaf.org.uk/ - Details

Royal Association for Deaf people 4.0

RAD works with the Deaf community, Deaf clubs, Deaf individuals and the parents of Deaf children. Most of our work is in London, the East of England and the Southeast of England.

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http://www.royaldeaf.org.uk/ - Details

Cumbria Deaf Association (DeafVision) 4.0

DeafVision is the local voluntary organisation meeting the needs of some of the 60,000 people in Cumbria who are Deaf, deaf-blind, deafened or hard of hearing. We promote the place of deaf people in the community, supporting families and raising awareness of issues.

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http://www.cumbriadeaf.co.uk/ - Details

BID Services with Deaf People 4.0

BID provides a range of specialist support and advice to not only the Deaf community but people and organisations regarding Deaf issues. We have developed a reputation for providing innovative, high quality services to meet the needs of the community that we serve.

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http://www.bid.org.uk/ - Details

Sussex Deaf Association 1.0

Sussex Deaf Association was known as the Chichester Church Mission to the Deaf and Dumb to provide spiritual and social welfare for deaf people in Sussex and was founded 1912. In 1934 the Mission became The Sussex Diocesan Association for the Deaf and Dumb and an ordained priest with experience of working with Deaf people was appointed. Later on the word "Dumb" was removed from the title. When the laws changed the Association became registered as a charity in 1969. The headquarters and offices are based in Carlton Hill, Brighton. We also have a community services office in Hastings and an office in Worthing.

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http://www.sussexdeaf.co.uk/ - Details

Aim Hi
We help deaf and hearing-impaired children and adults, their families and other carers with services and support for education, training, personal and career development, employment, and inclusion in the community.

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http://www.aimhi.org.uk/ - Details

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