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Benefits and Works (BW)
BW website was launched, in his spare time, in 2002 by Welfare Rights Worker Steve Donnison. It has rapidly grown into one of the UK\'s major providers of information about incapacity and disability benefits and is now Steve\'s full-time occupation.

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

Deaf Clicks
We are a Hearing company that tries to recognise and understand the problems that Deaf and Hard of Hearing people encounter when dealing with businesses, service contractors and members of the professions.

Comments: 0; Added: 17-01-2008)

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

Equality & Human Rights Commission
The new Commission will be a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) and independent influential champion whose purpose is to reduce inequality, eliminate discrimination, strengthen good relations between people and protect human rights. This includes disability and takes over the role of Disability Right Commission.

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

Alexander Graham Bell
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) is a lifelong resource, support network and advocate for listening, learning, talking and living independently with hearing loss.

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

Australian Association of the Deaf (AAD)
The Australian Association of the Deaf Inc. (AAD) is the national peak organisation for Deaf people in Australia. It represents the views of Deaf people who use Auslan (Australian Sign Language)

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http://www.aad.org.au/ - Details

Disability Benefits
Our aim is to carry as much information as possible to help people with disabilities, their carers and families, by providing details of the benefits available to them from the DSS, the Benefits Agency, & War Pensions, to businesses that cater for the disabled such as Holiday tour operators, hotels, restaurants, equipment and service providers etc. In addition there are many Charities and Organisations that can be of assistance to people that are disabled, who may possibly be able to help in so many different ways.

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

Telecommunications Action Group (TAG) 4.0

TAG was established in 1986 as a consortium of national organisations for and of deaf people to speak with one voice in discussions with the telecoms industry. TAG has assisted in campaigns for telecoms rebates for deaf people, and for Typetalk, the national relay service which enables deaf and hearing people to talk to each other.

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

DELTA - Deaf Education Listening and Talking.
DELTA is a national charity supporting deaf children, their families and practitioners who wish to follow an auditory oral route.

Comments: 0; Added: 17-11-2007)

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

World Federation of the Deaf (WFD)
The WFD is an international non-governmental organisation representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of these 70 million live in developing countries, where authorities are rarely familiar with their needs or desires. Recognised by the United Nations (UN) as their spokes-organisation, WFD works closely with the UN and its various agencies in promoting the human rights of Deaf people in accordance with the principles and objectives of the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other general acts and recommendations of the UN and its specialised agencies.

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http://www.wfdeaf.org/ - 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

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/ - Details

Bristol (BSL) British Sign Language Forum
BSL Forum continues to meet every other month outside the council in the evenings to discuss the BSL Charter to make sure the Council meets the charter's requirement.

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http://www.bslforum.blogspot.com/ - Details

Hampshire Deaf Association 4.0

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

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/ - Details