Ear Help
EarHelp contains over 70 articles written by our experts who continually update and add new content.
Auditory Verbal
A national charity committed to the Auditory Verbal approach to helping hearing-impaired children acquire listening and spoken language skills.
Deaf Action
Formerly known as the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Deaf Society, is a long established (since 1835) voluntary organisation and registered charity providing a range of services to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers.
SignTranslate - BSL translation computer program
SignTranslate translates medical questions into sign language so that the doctor can communicate with Deaf patients without the need for another person to be at the consultation. It also offers an on-line interpreting service via a web-cam where a Deaf person can have a conversation with their doctor through a remote interpreter.
Sing and Sign
Baby signing with Sing and Sign is easy because we make it fun to learn! Your baby will recognise important words sooner and can use the signs to “talk” to you before speech.
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
BATOD deals with all professional aspects of the education of deaf children and their teachers.
Deaf Parenting UK
Previously known as Deaf Parenting Project under DPPi has been established in 2001 by Sabina Iqbal (Chair & Founder of DPUK), following her research in USA and UK on the gaps in services for deaf parents and deaf parents to be.
Leightons HearingCare
Leightons, a family owned business, provide a full service for anyone worried about their hearing or wanting independent advice on hearing aids. If you are considering a digital hearing aid or concerned about your hearing please contact us and make an appointment for a free hearing test with one of our experienced hearing aid audiologists. Leightons, we have always been proud to say, is the best place to talk about hearing. Freephone: 0800 40 20 20 for a free hearing consultation.
Action for Deafness
We help thousands of people to communicate and enjoy a better quality of life by supplying help, support, advice and environmental aids. The organisation is core funded by West Sussex Social and Caring Services and works in partnership with many other local and national organisations including a contract with West Sussex PCT to provide audiology services for the over 50s in West Sussex.
Elizabeth Foundation
The Elizabeth Foundation is a national charity supporting infants and pre-school aged children with hearing loss and their families, by providing help, support and encouragement. It is the Elizabeth Foundation’s belief that it is the right of every deaf child to be given the opportunity to learn to listen and talk.
Deafness Research UK
Deafness Research UK is the medical charity for deaf and hard of hearing people. We exist to secure radical improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment. Ultimately, our aim is to find cures for these distressing and neglected disabilities.
British Tinnitus Association
Providing Support, Advice and Information about Tinnitus
Speech, Language and Hearing Centre
We offer a unique combination of nursery education and therapy for under 5s who are experiencing difficulty with their hearing, speech, language and general communication skills.
Royal Association for Deaf people
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.
Center for Hearing and Deafness
The human costs of hearing loss are enormous when measured in terms of lost productivity, compromised lifestyle, and impaired cognitive and/or language skills in children. Solutions to these problems require the expertise of a broad range of scientific and clinical specialists.
Hi Kent
A charity that works with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community throughout Kent, is opening another of its free aftercare clinics for hearing aid users at the Queen Mother Court, Borstal Road in Rochester
Sign and Bond
Sign and Bond is a young and vibrant company specialising in communication between babies, children and adults in any surroundings. Sign and Bond emerged from the results of extensive research over recent years that has proved the many benefits of using sign language to promote more expressive communication, including by babies and children, and can result in the development of heightened verbal IQ amongst children.
The Best Start Club
Baby Signing & Music classes - At The Best Start Club we teach through the multisensory learning of Baby Signing, gestural communication with speech, & Kindermusik, the world's most respected name in musical learning for children. Our Baby Signing programs, all age appropriate, are packed with musical exploration, dance, movement & fun activities. With signs & gestures sourced from British Sign Language (BSL) the babies soon recognise, then use key words & activities impacting their new lives.
Sense
Sense is the UK's largest organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities.
Cornwall Deaf Association
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.
EarHelp contains over 70 articles written by our experts who continually update and add new content.
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Auditory Verbal
A national charity committed to the Auditory Verbal approach to helping hearing-impaired children acquire listening and spoken language skills.
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Deaf Action
Formerly known as the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Deaf Society, is a long established (since 1835) voluntary organisation and registered charity providing a range of services to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers.
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SignTranslate - BSL translation computer program
SignTranslate translates medical questions into sign language so that the doctor can communicate with Deaf patients without the need for another person to be at the consultation. It also offers an on-line interpreting service via a web-cam where a Deaf person can have a conversation with their doctor through a remote interpreter.
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Sing and Sign
Baby signing with Sing and Sign is easy because we make it fun to learn! Your baby will recognise important words sooner and can use the signs to “talk” to you before speech.
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http://www.singandsign.com/ -
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British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
BATOD deals with all professional aspects of the education of deaf children and their teachers.
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http://www.batod.org.uk/ -
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Deaf Parenting UK
Previously known as Deaf Parenting Project under DPPi has been established in 2001 by Sabina Iqbal (Chair & Founder of DPUK), following her research in USA and UK on the gaps in services for deaf parents and deaf parents to be.
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http://www.deafparent.org.uk/ -
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Leightons HearingCare
Leightons, a family owned business, provide a full service for anyone worried about their hearing or wanting independent advice on hearing aids. If you are considering a digital hearing aid or concerned about your hearing please contact us and make an appointment for a free hearing test with one of our experienced hearing aid audiologists. Leightons, we have always been proud to say, is the best place to talk about hearing. Freephone: 0800 40 20 20 for a free hearing consultation.
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Action for Deafness
We help thousands of people to communicate and enjoy a better quality of life by supplying help, support, advice and environmental aids. The organisation is core funded by West Sussex Social and Caring Services and works in partnership with many other local and national organisations including a contract with West Sussex PCT to provide audiology services for the over 50s in West Sussex.
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Elizabeth Foundation
The Elizabeth Foundation is a national charity supporting infants and pre-school aged children with hearing loss and their families, by providing help, support and encouragement. It is the Elizabeth Foundation’s belief that it is the right of every deaf child to be given the opportunity to learn to listen and talk.
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http://www.elizabeth-foundation.org/ -
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Deafness Research UK
Deafness Research UK is the medical charity for deaf and hard of hearing people. We exist to secure radical improvements in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all forms of hearing impairment. Ultimately, our aim is to find cures for these distressing and neglected disabilities.
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http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/ -
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British Tinnitus Association
Providing Support, Advice and Information about Tinnitus
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http://www.tinnitus.org.uk/ -
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Speech, Language and Hearing Centre
We offer a unique combination of nursery education and therapy for under 5s who are experiencing difficulty with their hearing, speech, language and general communication skills.
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http://www.speech-lang.org.uk/ -
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Royal Association for Deaf people
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/ -
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Center for Hearing and Deafness
The human costs of hearing loss are enormous when measured in terms of lost productivity, compromised lifestyle, and impaired cognitive and/or language skills in children. Solutions to these problems require the expertise of a broad range of scientific and clinical specialists.
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Hi Kent
A charity that works with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community throughout Kent, is opening another of its free aftercare clinics for hearing aid users at the Queen Mother Court, Borstal Road in Rochester
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http://www.hikent.org.uk/ -
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Sign and Bond
Sign and Bond is a young and vibrant company specialising in communication between babies, children and adults in any surroundings. Sign and Bond emerged from the results of extensive research over recent years that has proved the many benefits of using sign language to promote more expressive communication, including by babies and children, and can result in the development of heightened verbal IQ amongst children.
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http://www.sign-bond.co.uk/ -
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The Best Start Club
Baby Signing & Music classes - At The Best Start Club we teach through the multisensory learning of Baby Signing, gestural communication with speech, & Kindermusik, the world's most respected name in musical learning for children. Our Baby Signing programs, all age appropriate, are packed with musical exploration, dance, movement & fun activities. With signs & gestures sourced from British Sign Language (BSL) the babies soon recognise, then use key words & activities impacting their new lives.
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http://www.thebeststartclub.com/ -
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Sense
Sense is the UK's largest organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or have associated disabilities.
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http://www.sense.org.uk/ -
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Cornwall Deaf Association
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/ -
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