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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

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

Walthamstow Deaf Club 3.0

Walthamstow Deaf Club exists to promote the British Sign Language within the local community of East London, and beyond. Our aim for this club is to ease access of communication and information for our deaf members and broaden deaf culture awareness amongst our hearing British Sign Language users members.

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http://www.walthamstowdeafclub.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

Liberty
Liberty is one of the UK's oldest human rights and civil liberties organisations. Since 1934, we have been working to protect civil liberties and promote human rights.

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http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/ - Details

Telecommunications Action Group (TAG) 3.3

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

Cambridgeshire Deaf Association 2.0

Deaf club which provides advocate support, British Sign Language classes and various projects to the Cambridge community.

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http://www.cambsdeaf.org/ - 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

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

North Notts Deaf Society
The Society covers the northern part of Nottinghamshire and is the focal point of activities for deaf and hard of hearing people. The aims of the Society are to promote and serve the needs of deaf and hard of hearing people and to actively campaign on their behalf.

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

Circular Sound
This is an English website based in Romsey, in the County of Hampshire, England. Due to problems encountered during the time of the author's worsening hearing and now with no hearing at all, she felt it time to set up a website which might be of interest or help to others who find themselves in the same situation.

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http://www.circularsound.co.uk/ - 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

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

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) 4.0

The National Deaf Children's Society is the only UK charity solely dedicated to the support of all deaf children and young deaf people, their families and professionals working with them.

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