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The following are all external links and open in a new
window.
To view the full web addresses (URLs), right click on the link
and choose 'properties' from the drop down menu. A box will open
displaying the full web address.
National Deaf Organisations
Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA) Users
Support
A Kent based charity who develop and offer support for BAHA users.
It is run voluntarily by BAHA users for BAHA users and has grown
from a local support group. The BAHA is an alternative hearing
system for those who can benefit when there is no other suitable
aid.
British Deaf Association (BDA)
The BDA is run by Deaf people. It represents the Sign Language
community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most
importantly, by British Sign Language. Its site can be viewed in
text or sign language.
National Deaf
Children's Society (NDCS)
The only UK charity solely dedicated to providing support,
information and advice for deaf children and young people, their
families and professionals working with them.
Royal
Association in aid of Deaf People (RAD)
RAD strives to meet the individual needs of Deaf children and
adults and deafblind people through the provision of services and
the use of RAD Centres for Deaf People.
Royal National
Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
RNID is the largest charity working to change the world for the
UK's nine million deaf and hard of hearing people. Activities
include campaigning and lobbying, raising awareness of deafness and
hearing loss, providing services and social, medical and technical
research.
Hiype
Information specifically for students and working people with
hearing impairments.
Local Organisations
Hi
Kent
Hi Kent Aims to enable hearing impaired people to overcome the
socially isolating aspects of being or becoming deaf, by the
provision of information and environmental equipment.
Kent
Association for the Blind (KAB)
KAB aims to provide a quality service for the individual needs of
blind or visually impaired people in Kent, helping them to attain
the highest level of independence.
The KAB also provides a Guide-Communicator Service. This service
provides one-to-one support to people with reduced sight and
hearing who are experiencing difficulties with communication,
access to information and mobility.
Kent Drug and Alcohol Action
Team
Information and advice on durg and alcohol dependency
in Kent.
Deafblind organisations
Deafblind
UK
A national charity that provides a range of support services to
deafblind adults and their carers. They also campaign on behalf of
deafblind people. There is a South East Regional worker.
Early
Support - Helping Every Child Succeed
An organisation that provides Information for parents regarding
multi-sensory impairment.
Sense
An organisation for children and adults who are deafblind or who
have associated disabilities. The local branch within Kent offers a
wide range of support services.
Sign language information
Deaf
Station
Information and news in British Sign Language (BSL).
Deaf
24/7
Resources and information on Deafness and BSL.
SignStream
SignStream is a UK based company whose aim is to improve access to
information for Deaf people.
Sing and
Sign
British baby signing information.
Makaton
Website giving information about the Makaton vocabulary development
project.
Other useful websites
Menieres
Society
Information for hearing people with vertigo, tinnitus and
deafness.
VeeSee
TV
VeeSee TV airs news and other programmes in BSL and is available 24
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