(See also useful organisations and websites.)
- The Social Services of your local council (e.g. for environmental aids and advice)
- Your Local Education Authority (e.g. lipreading classes, sign language classes, other classes suitable for deaf people.)
- Your local Disability Employment Advisor (at your local Jobcentre Plus)
- Your local Audiology clinic
- Your nearest supplier of batteries, etc (this could be a local hospital or health centre)
- Local Hard of Hearing club Hearing Link has a list of some local hard of hearing groups – they may be able to tell you of groups local to you if you contact them.)
- Local deafened group (The NADP may be able to put you in contact with a local deafened group.)
- Local self-help groups
- Local tinnitus groups (The British Tinnitus Association has a list of some local Tinnitus groups. Contact them for more information.)
- Local cochlear implant users groups (The British Cochlear Implant Group has a list of some local groups which can be viewed by clicking on the following link: http://www.bcig.org.uk/site/contact/groups/default.htm)
- A government website providing information for disabled people: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/index.htm