Thank you for looking at this resources page. I aim to keep it as up to date as possible – but please contact me with any updates, new organisations or services. This list is not an endorsement for any service, services may vary from area to area and is for guidance purposes only.
I appreciate it is quite long, but I do hope you enjoy looking through the various services I have listed. If you require more specialist support around any of these areas, or education/theatre/disability equality please contact me and I’ll see what else I have!
Resources
Deaf Health
Deaf 4 Deaf – counselling provided by Deaf and/or fluent BSL users (which gives direct access negating the need for interpreters)
https://www.deaf4deaf.com/
Sign Health – for health and wellbeing information provided in BSL
https://signhealth.org.uk/
Make sure your SMS number is registered with the emergency services so you can text in an emergency – follow Sign Health’s guidelines to register :
https://signhealth.org.uk/videos/999-by-text-message/
Deaf Hope - for survivors of domestic violence and abuse
http://www.deaf-hope.org/getting-help/
Childline for under 18 years old
Deaf Zone https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/deaf-zone/
Contacting (text, email & video Calling ) https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/contacting-childline/#BSL-counselling
NSPCC for children under 18 years old
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/accessibility/
PALS – Patient Advice and Liaison services for all NHS services – if you have a concern or a complaint find your PALS service and raise your concern
https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/nhs-services-and-treatments/what-is-pals-patient-advice-and-liaison-service/
Remark! Assists with various aspects of Deaf community life, including mentoring, deaf life skills, advocacy and information.
https://remark.uk.com/
NDCS – National Deaf Children’s Society – provides a range of support for families with a Deaf child/children
https://www.ndcs.org.uk
Fire Safety in London
London Fire Brigade for specialist alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing households… This is for self referral or professionals to make a referral. The Fire Brigade does not charge for this service and will provide all the equipment needed for the family, in permanent or temporary accommodation.
North West Area - NWCFSHFSV@london-fire.gov.uk
North East - NECFSHFSV@london-fire.gov.uk
South East - SECFSHFSV@london-fire.gov.uk
South West - SWCFSHFSV@london-fire.gov.uk
If you are not in London - please contact your local fire brigade.
Legal Assistance
Chris Fry specialises in Human Rights and Equality Law
https://www.scomo.com/about.html
Deaf Organisations
RAD – Royal Association of Deaf People provides information advice and support services
https://www.royaldeaf.org.uk/
SENSE is the national organisation supporting people who are deafblind
https://www.sense.org.uk/
Centre for Deaf Education based at City Lit in Holborn, London –provides a number of courses in BSL.
https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/specialist-learning/centre-for-deaf-education
CODA- Children of Deaf Adults provides support for children who have Deaf parents,
https://www.codaukireland.co.uk/
DEWA - Deaf Ethnic Womens Association – provides online support, workshops and zoom drop in sessions
https://www.dewa.org.uk/
Booking a qualified interpreter
NRCPD – National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people. Use this website to check if an interpreter is qualified and a register of interpreters to be able to book your own freelance interpreter.
https://www.nrcpd.org.uk/
Worship
Anglican worship
https://londondeafchurch.com/
http://www.deafchurch.co.uk/
https://www.gosign.org.uk/ (GoSign also hold a list of interpreters that are will to accept bookings for Anglican weddings/christenings/funerals/worship services)
Jewish Deaf Association https://jdeaf.org.uk/
Deaf Programmes & Films
BSL Zone (TV / Website / App) - Drama, Short films, Deaf History, Cooking, Sports, Documentary, Life-style, Chat shows, International programmers, Comedy, Factual, Children and Live streams.
https://www.bslzone.co.uk
See Hear (TV / Website)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9cb
Magic Hands - CBBC Website
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/magic-hands
There are also many programmes with in-vision interpreters that can be found via the TV channels own websites/on demand websites
Deaf Role Models
https://deaf-mosaic.com/intro
Deaf Sports
UK Deaf Sport
https://ukdeafsport.org.uk/
Deaf News / Newsletters / Magazines
Limping chicken
https://limpingchicken.com/
British Deaf News
https://www.britishdeafnews.co.uk/
Hearing Link
https://www.hearinglink.org/connect/magazine/
Deafblind UK
https://deafblind.org.uk/what-we-do/open-hand-magazine/
NDCS (National Deaf Children’s Society)
https://www.ndcs.org.uk/about-us/member-benefits/e-newsletters/
BDA (British Deaf Association)
https://bda.org.uk/bda-newsletter/
Hearing times - Newspaper online
https://www.hearingtimes.co.uk/
Cinema Accessibility for the Deaf
Your local cinema - Does it have subtitles/captions? Check here :
http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/
BDA (British Deaf Association) “Your Local cinema”
https://bda.org.uk/subtitled-cinema/
Accessible Theatre
Deafinitely Theatre
https://www.deafinitelytheatre.co.uk/
Theatre Sign
http://www.theatresign.com/
D-live
https://www.d-live.org.uk/
Stage Text
http://www.stagetext.org/
Deaf Poets
Search on YouTube for Deaf poets such as Dot Miles, Richard Carter, John Wilson, Kabir Kapoor, Paul Scott and others
Start here : https://www.youtube.com/user/signmetaphor
Signing Hands Across the Water (Website) - An international Festival of Sign Language Poetry from the UK and USA.
http://signinghandsacrossthewater.com/3-17-12-performance/
BSL Poetry
http://www.bslpoetry.co.uk
Create your own BSL Fingerspelling Sheet
Print a Word - BSL Fingerspelling
https://www.british-sign.co.uk/print-a-word-in-fingerspelling/
BSL Dictionaries / Glossaries
SignBSL (Website / App)
https://www.signbsl.com/
Spread the Sign (Website)
https://www.spreadthesign.com/en.gb/search/by-category/
Access To Work - How to Apply