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Links
For a list of the websites of organisations which may be of interest to you, select the appropriate topic from the list below.
Deafness Research UK cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in the websites listed on this site.
Crystal Palace Foundation
The Crystal Palace Foundation delivers a diverse sports and education programme in South London.
The Foundation's main areas of work are football and multi-sports, social inclusion, health and education, disability and women and girl's football.
Deafness Research UK is the Crystal Palace FC Foundation's Charity Partner for the 2012-13 season.
Age UK
Age UK brings together Age Concern and Help the Aged. The Age UK Group works to improve later life for everyone by providing life-enhancing services and vital support.
Age-Net
The 'Age Friendly' web-site for the UK's Over 50's. A large & lively information & entertainment site with extensive reader contributions.
British Geriatrics Society
The purpose of the site is to make available information which would be of use to its members, or any persons or organisations who might have an interest in Geriatric Medicine/ Gerontology and the care of the older person
Contact the Elderly
Contact the Elderly groups organise gatherings for frail, elderly people who live alone.
Help the Aged
Help the Aged is committed to addressing the issues that matter to older people. They have four main priorities: combating poverty, reducing isolation, defeating ageism, and challenging poor care standards. Working together with older people they campaign, research and develop practical solutions.
A - Z to Deafblindness
A personal site that is nonetheless rich in content - the informal nature of the site makes it easy to read and use.
Deafblind UK
Deafblind UK is a national charity that provides a range of support services to deafblind adults and their carers. Clear and concise website, detailing the causes and symptoms of deafblindness. There is information on services, counselling and how you can get involved. It also has a useful 'large text' version.
Deafblindness web resource
This is a page of links to other deafblind information on the web. Although some of the links are medical research pages, the collection of information is useful to those wishing to get beyond the initial information. There are also categories on equipment available, courses, journals and periodicals and computer technology advancements relating to deafblindness.
NHS Choices - deafblindness
Information and resources on deafblindness from NHS Choices.
Sense
Sense, the National Deafblind and Rubella Association, is the UK's leading organisation working with people who have sight and hearing difficulties. A concise, neat website with general information on deafblindness. There are useful sections on career opportunities and Sense International.
Don't Lose the Music
Campaign to raise awareness of noise induced hearing loss caused by music.
H.E.A.R
H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) is a US non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels from music which can lead to permanent, and sometimes debilitating, hearing loss and tinnitus.
Hear here!
Hear Here! - the UK’s first classical music project dedicated to listening - is presented by the Royal Philharmonic Society and Classic FM, and supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. It explores the many different facets of listening to music, one of the most profound and complex aspects of human existence.
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.
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.
Cued Speech Association UK
Cued Speech uses eight hand-shapes in four different positions near the mouth to clarify the lip patterns of normal speech.
Deaf4Life
Discussion board for the Deaf and 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.
Deaf Cultural Centre, Birmingham
The UK's first Deaf Cultural Centre brings together for the first time diverse elements of the Deaf community and Deaf culture under one roof and it is a space in which Deaf culture is celebrated, explored and represented through a series of community and leisure projects, arts, exhibitions and social events.
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.
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.
Signature
signature promotes excellence in communication with deaf and deafblind people in order to help create a society in which deaf people have full access.
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.
St. Johns Catholic School for the Deaf
Day and boarding charity school for hearing impaired pupils aged 3 to 19 in Wetherby, West Yorkshire
University of Central Lancashire (Deaf Studies)
Details for the Deaf Studies course.
Alstrom Syndrome UK Support Group
Alström Syndrome is a genetically inherited disease, which affects a wide range of important body functions. The disease causes progressive blindness and hearing loss in most patients. Alström Syndrome UK provides support for those affected by Alström Syndrome, their carers and professionals working with them.
Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society
The Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Society is the only registered charity supporting people with Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, their families and carers. Most LMBBS children will have ear problems, especially younger ones experiencing glue ear.
Genetics Alliance UK
Genetics Alliance UK is the national alliance of patient organisations with a membership of over 130 charities supporting all those affected by genetic disorders.
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Family Support Group
PCD is an inherited, relatively rare condition associated with an abnormality of cilia, which may affect the lungs, sinuses and ears. People with PCD often experience ENT problems, being susceptible to glue ear and related hearing loss.
Rare Disease UK
National alliance for people with rare diseases and all who support them
Rareshare
RareShare is a unique social hub building communities for patients, families, and healthcare professionals affected by rare disorders.
Hearing aids and cochlear implants
Baha Users Support (Kent)
Mutual support to bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) users in the UK. The website contains information about the BAHA and offers a forum for discussion of related issues.
British Society for Hearing Aid Audiologists
The Ear Foundation
The Ear Foundation provides advice and support to the UK's rapidly growing community of young deaf children with cochlear implants, and their parents, carers and volunteers.
Hearing Aids 101
Welcome to Hearing Aids 101, an independent website designed to help consumers learn about the wide variety of hearing aids and related products on the market today.
National Cochlear Implant Users Association
The NCIUA is the sole association in the UK that represents all cochlear implant users. It offers help to everyone who might benefit from a cochlear implant, campaigns for them to have the opportunity to do so, and represents the ongoing interests of cochlear implant users.
Yorkshire Cochlear Implant Service
Charity concerned with coordinating the cochlear implant programme to treat profoundly deafened children and adults.
Royal Surrey County Hospital - Link to research seminar in hyperacusis on 25 October 2010, presentations are available to download
Adviceguide
Basic advice and information from the Citizen's Advice Bureau on your rights, and a broad outline of where you stand and what you can do, on a variety of issues.
Axistive
Objective information on how to use and find devices that make the use of, and access to, the digital world easier.
Contact a Family
Provides support and advice to parents of disabled children, whatever the medical condition of their child.
Deaf4Life
Website and discussion board for all hearing impaired people.
Deafok.com
Message board, social events, and news for deaf people in the UK.
Disabled Workers Co-operative
Provides a national searchable database that matches the needs of customers wanting a product or service with a local disabled person who is able to provide that product or service.
Hearing Concern Link
Provides support and information to people with a hearing loss and their families
Hearing Link
Hearing Link is the UK hearing loss organisation that makes it easy to find the right information, services and support. It is for people with any level of hearing loss and for their families too.
Hear-it
European site that aims to increase public awareness of hearing impairment.
Industrial Deafness
Information and advice on industrial deafness
NHS Direct
Information, support and advice from the NHS, with sections specifically on hearing loss and related conditions.
NHS Direct Wales
Information, support and advice from the NHS Direct Wales, in both English and Welsh
Max Appeal
Advice and support for parents of children diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome, VCFS, and/or a 22q11.2 deletion.
PALS Online
Patient Advice and Liaison Service. Aims to ensure that the NHS listens to patients, their relatives, carers and friends, and answers their questions and resolves their concerns as quickly as possible.
Talking Point
Information about communication development and disability.
UCL Disability support
Works with both staff and students at UCL who have identified that they are suffering from a disability and require support with IT.
Deaf-UK
Mailing list for Deaf people in the UK, with over 1,400 members. Sister lists include Deaf UK Events, Technology and JobsIt.
DeafMail
UK-based, non-profit making, email-orientated deaf consumer organisation and social club. Members help and support each other, supply and exchange information, discuss any issues and subjects of interest, or just have a chat.
Hard of Hearing UK
Friendly discussion for deaf and hard of hearing people who find it difficult to identify with the hearing world or the Deaf Community.
In My Lingo
Deaf Community news and discussion.
BBC See Hear
Weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people, produced in sign language with open subtitles.
Journal of Laryngology and Otology
A leading international journal, published monthly and containing original scientific articles and clinical records in all fields of otology, rhinology and laryngology.
SignPost BSL
SignPost is the biggest supplier of BSL interpreting services for television. Includes listings of upcoming TV programmes with BSL signing, as well as other news and information.
Audiology Resources
Information resource for all who are interested in audiology, aimed at the specialist, professional, or student in audiology and associated fields.
Centre for Hearing and Balance Studies, University of Bristol:
Research and teaching on hearing and balance related issues, with a particular interest in rehabilitation and the professional development of people concerned with audiological services.
Comprehensive Clinical Research Network
The NIHR Comprehensive Clinical Research Network (CCRN) provides a world-class research infrastructure embedded in the NHS to support participation in high quality clinical research studies across England.
Deafness, Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre
The DCAL Research Centre is based at University College London and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). DCAL brings together leading Deaf and hearing researchers in the fields of sign linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience.
Ear Institute, University College London
Cross-faculty grouping of UCL scientists with a shared interest in understanding the mechanisms of hearing and balance and their disorders, and in developing diagnostic tools and treatments.
Hearing Research Center, University of Sussex
Research programmes in physiology, biophysics and molecular biology of the cochlea.
Communication and Neuroscience, University of Keele
Studies normal and impaired sensory communication, focusing on sensory systems, particularly vision and hearing.
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
The Institute of Hearing Research is a world-leading centre conducting multi-disciplinary research on the causes and consequences of hearing impairment, and on treatments that may alleviate it.
NIHR UK Clinical Research Network Study Portfolio
Database of current projects by subject, including which studies are currently recruiting for patients to take part
Speech and Hearing, University of Sheffield
Conducts research in the fields of computational hearing, speech perception, speech technology and its applications.
British Deaf Association
The BDA is the UK's largest national organisation run by Deaf people, for Deaf people. They represent the Deaf community.
Deaf Broadcasting Council
The DBC monitors access to TV and video for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people.
DeafPlus
DeafPlus works to encourage integration and equality between deaf and hearing people in all areas of life.
Disability Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body that works to eliminate discrimination against disabled people and promote equality of opportunity.
Hearing Concern LINK
Provides support and information to people with a hearing loss and their families.Aims to achieve the best quality of life for all adults affected by acquired hearing loss whose main method of communication is speech.
Jewish Deaf Association
The JDA offers support, information and a range of social, cultural and educational programmes for its d/Deaf members, people with all levels of hearing loss, tinnitus sufferers, and hearing people living or working with deaf and hard of hearing people.
National Association of Deafened People
The NADP provides information and support for deafened people who have lost all or most of their useful hearing, and for their families and friends, to help enable them to regain their independence and enjoy the best quality of life.
National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
NDCS is an organisation of parents, families and carers which exists to support parents in enabling their child to maximise their skills and abilities; and works to facilitate this process by every means possible.
Royal Association for 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 representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. They offer a range of services, and provide information and support on all aspects of deafness, hearing loss, and tinnitus.
Scottish Council on Deafness
National co-ordinating body for voluntary and statutory organisations which cater for a wide range of needs of Deaf Sign Language users, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families, carers and professionals working with them.
UK Council on Deafness (UKCoD)
The UK Council on Deafness works with and for deaf organisations in the UK by providing information, advice and support and by representing the views of the sector to government and policy makers.
American Academy of Audiology
Promotes quality hearing and balance care by advancing the profession of audiology through leadership, advocacy, education, public awareness and support of research.
American Speech Language Hearing Association
The professional, scientific, and credentialing association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
Association for Research in Otolaryngology
International association of scientists and physicians dedicated to scientific exploration among all of the disciplines in the field of otolaryngology.
Association of Lipspeakers
ALS aims to promote lipspeaking and its good practice and encourage the further development of lipspeaking as a communication service in the UK.
Association of Medical Research Charities
Membership organisation of the leading UK charities that fund medical and health research.
Association of Sign Language Interpreters
Professional association and support network for Sign Language interpreters in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults
Professional association for teachers of lipreading to adults who have become deaf, or hard of hearing.
British Academy of Audiology
Aims to develop, support and promote the profession, science and practice of audiology in the UK.
British Association of Audiological Physicians Forum for doctors in audiological medicine to discuss items of mutual interest.
British Association of Teachers of the Deaf
Represents the interests of teachers of children and young people with a hearing loss in the UK. The website is user-friendly and easy to navigate.
British Society of Audiology (BSA)
Aims to increase knowledge of hearing and balance and to enhance audiological practice by dissemination and education.
British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists
Professional body which represents and promotes the interests of the private hearing aid profession within the UK.
Cued Speech Association UK
A comprehensive source of information relating to cued speech, a communication tool for children with a hearing loss.
ENT UK
British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists - Head and Neck Surgeons (BAO-HNS): the professional association for British ear, nose and throat surgeons and related professionals.
Regional deafness associations
BID Services for Deaf People
BID works to support the Deaf community in the West Midlands.
Cambridgeshire Deaf Association
CDA is working with Deaf people to maximise access to information that is available so that Deaf people in Cambridgeshire are able to take informed decisions about their responsibilities and rights as citizens.
Cumbria Deaf Association
Cumbria Deaf Association is committed to the educational, physical, social and spiritual well being of deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and DeafBlind people.
Edinburgh & East of Scotland Deaf Society
Deaf Action provides a range of services to deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing people, their families and carers. It works primarily in Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian and Midlothian.
Deafconnect
Deafconnect aims to connect deaf people in Northants and Rutland to services, support and opportunities for inclusion and empowerment.
Deaf Direct
A registered charity serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in the communities of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Deafness Support Network
Provides practical help, advice and specialist support to people with a hearing loss in Cheshire, Halton and Warrington.
Hampshire Deaf Association
The Hampshire Deaf Association is the principal source of deaf information, services and advocacy for Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands.
Suffolk Deaf Association
The Suffolk Deaf Association (SDA) serves the deaf people of Suffolk. They may be profoundly deaf, hard of hearing, deafened, deaf blind, or suffering from tinnitus. It works to spread knowledge and awareness of deaf issues to society as a whole and inclusion of deaf people in all social, educational and training activities.
West Sussex Deaf & Hard of Hearing Association
Helps the Deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people of West Sussex.
BLISS
BLISS, the premature baby charity, is dedicated to making sure that more babies born prematurely or sick in the UK survive, and that each one has the best possible quality of life.
Goldenhar Family Support (UK)
Supports families throughout the UK who face the day to day challenges of supporting relatives with Goldenhar syndrome and related problems.
Ménière's Society
The Ménière's Society provides information and support to those affected by Ménière's disease and related conditions causing balance problems and dizziness. The Society also encourages research into the causes and treatment of these conditions.
Menieres.org
Provides a "home" of support on the web for those suffering from Ménière's Disease.
Meningitis Research Foundation
Funds research to prevent meningitis and septicaemia, and to improve survival rates and outcomes. Promotes education and awareness to reduce death and disability, and gives support to people affected.
Meningitis Trust
International charity with a strong community focus, fighting meningitis through the provision of support, education and awareness, and research.
Scope
Disability organisation in England and Wales focusing on people with cerebral palsy. Its aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else.
Treacher Collins Family Support Group
Offers support & friendship to Treacher Collins families & individuals. Provides information about the condition.
American Tinnitus Association
ATA aims to promote tinnitus awareness, offer prevention programs, and funds research treatment as well facilitating self-help groups.
British Tinnitus Association
The website gives details on the causes and symptoms of tinnitus, support groups and BTA publications. A very good starting point for basic information on, and the causes of, tinnitus. The website includes a national list of tinnitus support groups.
NHS Choices - Tinnitus
Information and resources on tinnitus from NHS Choices
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Center, Atlanta, USA
Website outlining tinnitus and concentrating mainly on the work of Pawel J. Jastreboff, Ph.D., Sc.D’s research and work on Tinnitus Retraining Therapy.
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Centre, London, UK
Up-to-date- information on tinnitus and hyperacusis research.
Tinnitus Association of Canada
Simple and effective newsletter style website. Contents include general information on tinnitus, contact details for the Association and their organisations news and views.
Tinnitus Research Initiative
Privately funded organisation dedicated to the development of effective treatments for all types of tinnitus so that relief can be obtained by everyone who suffers from it.
