Education and communication

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 Auditory Verbal UK
National charity committed to the Auditory Verbal method of enabling hearing-impaired children acquire listening and spoken language skills

 BritishSignLanguage.com
BritishSignLanguage.com uses moving pictures to show the basic signs for British Sign Language.

 CACDP
The Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP) is a registered charity that is raising standards of communication between deaf and hearing people.

 Centre for Deaf Studies
The Centre for Deaf Studies, based at the University of Bristol, is Europe's only academic institution that concentrates solely on research and education that aims to benefit the deaf community.

 City Lit Centre for Deaf People
The Centre for Deaf People offers a diverse range of training and support for deaf adults and training for those who wish to work with the deaf. Courses are run by a unique combination of professionals providing education, training and therapy.

 Deaf Aware
Provide Deaf Awareness training to give people a better understanding and awareness of the needs of the deaf/hard of hearing community.

 Deafax
Deafax aims to promote the education & training of people (especially children and young people) who are deaf, hearing impaired, speech impaired or sight impaired for the purposes of improving communication abilities through the use of ICT.

 Deafchild International
Deafchild International acts as a catalyst for the creation of personal and educational opportunities for deaf and hearing children to communicate with each other. Fun website specifically designed for children to communicate with others from around the world.

 The Deaf Ex-Mainstreamers' Group (DEX)
DEX is a deaf users organisation dedicated to the needs and quality of life for all deaf children in mainstream education. It campaigns to ensure that all deaf children have access to their school curriculum in mainstream schools.

 Deafinitely Able
A web resource for deaf and hard of hearing students at UK universities and colleges.

 Deafsign
Deafsign.com is an interactive resource for sign language and deaf issues. The site has a number of interesting features including an interactive discussion forum, email subscription list, BSL sample section, myth buster, and resource for schools.

 Deafworks
Deafworks is a Deaf-led business dedicated to advising, supporting and empowering the Deaf Community and those who work with them.

 Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University, based in Washington DC, USA, is designed specifically for deaf and hard of hearing people and offers a comprehensive range of courses.

 Human Communication and Deafness Group
Information about undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the University of Manchester in audiology, deaf education, and speech and language therapy.

 Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
Comprehensive information for those wanting to become a Speech and Language Therapist. The website also details the work of the Royal College itself and what opportunities it has to offer.

 The Speech, Language and Hearing Centre at Christopher Place
The Speech, Language and Hearing Centre at Christopher Place is for babies and children under five who have hearing loss or delay in speech, language and communication. A concise website, giving parents detailed information on the centre and its benefits.

 University of Central Lancashire (Deaf Studies)
Details for the Deaf Studies course.