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Deaf Plus

Working to encourage integration and equality between deaf and hearing people in all areas of life.

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

http://www.deafplus.org/ - 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.

Comments: 0; Added: 20-01-2008)

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

Comments: 0; Added: 23-03-2008)

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

Social Welfare Training
We provide a free on line 'at a glance' guide to benefit changes. We also provide public and in house training courses on welfare benefits. Social Welfare Training is run by Neil Arnott who is a trained teacher and Legal Aid Welfare Benefits Supervisor. He has been providing advice professionally since 1993.

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

Deaf-UK Discussion Group 1.5

Can discuss about deaf issues (any), can debate on your passion of your views of deaf community, campaign issues. Also can post events, jobs, any issues to deaf.

Comments: 0; Added: 23-06-2008)

http://www.deaf-uk.com/ - 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

Deaf Awareness Training
DAT inspire hearing people to communicate better with deaf people by providing motivational courses and workshops to all types of organisations. Born from the deaf community we know the solutions to communication problems and what essential skills people need to really make a difference.

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

Cornwall Deaf Association 4.0

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

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.

Comments: 0; Added: 07-02-2008)

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

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

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

DELTA - Deaf Education Listening and Talking. 5.0

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

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