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Links

More information about the deaf community and deaf organisations is available as follows:

British Association of Teachers of the Deaf (BATOD). This organisation supports teachers, runs conferences, publishes material and provides information about job opportunities, policy, curriculum, and so on.
http://www.batod.org.uk

British Deaf Association (BDA). BDA is the voice of the British deaf community and has many useful sections to its website including, information about Deaf Dial, a textphone helpline, and Deaf Awareness Week in October.
http://www.bda.org.uk

Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP). CACDP aims to promote communication between deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind and hearing people. CACDP promotes courses and administers exams on deafblind awareness and communication.
http://www.cacdp.demon.co.uk

Hearing Concern. Represents people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The website has many supportive and informative sections.
http://www.circularsound.co.uk

Learning Information Services (LISA). This site, based at South Bank University, provides information on services and resources available to students in tertiary education.
http://www.lisa.sbu.ac.uk

National Deaf Children’s Society. Supports deaf children and their families in overcoming the challenges of childhood deafness.
http://www.ndcs.org.uk

The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID). RNID is the largest charity representing the 8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. It provides information on all aspects of deafness. A good resource for many of the activities suggested in these notes.
http://www.rnid.org.uk

RNID Library. This is a co-operative venture between the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and University College London Library. The library covers all aspects of hearing, speech and language, and specializes in literature.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/RNID

Royal Schools for the Deaf Manchester. Aims to provide quality education within a caring environment for deaf children and young people who have additional or complex needs. Some forty local authorities currently have students at the school, which offers educational provision for both day and residential pupils who have a range of hearing impairments, learning difficulties and/or additional disabilities.
http://www.rsdmanchester.org

The Signing Exact English Center for the Advancement of Deaf Children. An American site with some useful information, such as causes of deafness.
http://www.seecenter.org

Deafblind UK. Electronic mail systems enable deafblind people to communicate directly with each other, or with hearing and sighted people using either a Braille terminal or personal computer with extra large print. Access to Ceefax or Oracle teletext is also possible. Braille displays can also be linked to minicom equipment to allow access to the Royal National Institute for the Deaf Typetalk system. Such equipment is however, very expensive. HASICOM (Hearing and Sight Impaired Communication) can offer advice on suitable equipment and assist with funding. HASICOM is administered by Deafblind UK.
http://www.deafblind.org.uk