Contacts
In UK there are over 250 charities and organisations for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. We have space here only for a limited number.
RNID 19 – 23 Featherstone Street , London EC1Y 8SL
Telephone 020 7296 8000 Fax 020 7296 8199
Text phone 020 7296 8001
Info telephone 0808 808 0123
Info text phone 0808 808 9000
Website www.rnid.org.uk
e-mail informationline@rnid.org.uk
Hearing Concern 95 Gray's Inn Road , London WC1X 8TX
Telephone 020 7440 9871 Fax 020 7440 9872
Text phone 020 7440 9873
SMS 076 2480 9978
HelpDesk 0845 0744 600 (voice and text/local rate)
Website www.hearingconcern.org.uk
e-mail info@hearingconcern.org.uk
Deafness Research UK 330 Gray's Inn Road , London WC1X 8EE
Telephone 020 7833 1733 Fax 020 7278 0404
Text phone 020 7915 1412
Information line 0808 8082222 (free phone)
Website www.deafnessresearch.org.uk
e-mail info@deafnessresearch.org.uk
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, The Grange, Wycombe Road , Saunderton, Princes Risborough, Bucks. HP27 9NS
Telephone 01844 348 100 (voice & minicom)
Fax 01844 348 101
Website www.hearingdogs.org.uk
Email info@hearingdogs.org.uk
The National Deaf Children's Society
15 Dufferin Street , London EC1Y 8UR
Telephone 020 7490 8656 Fax 020 7251 5020
Minicom 020 7490 8656
Website www.ndcs.org.uk
Email ndcs@ndcs.org.uk
Freephone Helpline 0808 800 8880
Minicom 0808 800 8880
Email helpline@ndcs.org.uk
For background information about professionals (other than doctors) specialising in hearing loss the following websites can be helpful:
The British Academy of Audiology
The British Society of Audiology
The British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists
The Hearing Aid Council
www.thehearingaidcouncil.org.uk
The UK Council on Deafness
Hear-it AISBL
an international non-profit website based in Brussels
offering more general information about hearing loss
and associated problems
For a fuller list visit
The Royal Association for Deaf People
The Association of Charity Officers,
ACO is an umbrella group that exists to put
charities in touch with people in need and
people in need in touch with charities
