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Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
Nearly nine million of the UK population experience some degree of hearing loss. That’s one person in every seven. Over 650,000 of these people are severely or profoundly deaf and could benefit from a hearing dog. Hearing dogs change lives. They alert their deaf owners to sounds we take for granted, providing greater independence, confidence and security. Most are selected from rescue centres or donated as unwanted pets.
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Deafness Research UK (DRUK)
DRUK (The Hearing Research Trust) is the UK's medical charity for deaf and hard of hearing people. Our priorities include tinnitus, glue ear, hearing aids, cochlear implants, childhood deafness, hearing loss, cholesteatoma, presbyacusis, otosclerosis, and hearing-related research.

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http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/ - Details

Sign Community / British Deaf Association 1.0

BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. We represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL). The BDA wants to see a society where Sign Language users have the same rights, responsibilities, opportunities and quality of life as everyone else. BSL was recognised as an official British language on 18 th March 2003, but it still does not have any legal protection. This means that Deaf Sign Language users do not have full access to vital information and services, including education, health and employment. We want to see an end to this.

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http://www.signcommunity.org.uk/ - Details

British Disabled Water Ski Association 4.0

Water Skiing opportunities for people with all disabilities, the British association has numerous venues around the UK. Our aim is to introduce newcomers to the sport who, due to their disability would not have considered the challenge previously possible. Amputee, blind, deaf, sufferers of partial paralysis, paraplegic other wheelchair users, people with Multiple Sclerosis and learning disabilities have all graduated from the British Disabled Water Ski Association.

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http://www.bdwsa.org/ - Details

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) 3.0

We aim to make daily life better for deaf and hard of hearing people. Our campaigns, information, services and support of scientific and technological research are some of the ways we're trying to help. We also support other organisations in their aim to provide better services to their deaf and hard of hearing employees and customers.

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http://www.rnid.org.uk - Details