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Home About us Research services Reports Childcare products Continence Household products Mobility Telecoms and alarms General Surveys Design Ordering Links Site map change text size and colour ?		A guide to buying a textphone, 2001 (view report contents) Helpful organisations Breakthrough Breakthrough Deaf - Hearing Integration is now known as Deaf Plus. It provides services and support for deaf people. It has a Mobile Advisory Service which have textphones for demonstration. Details from: www.deafplus.org British Deaf Association The BDA represents some 70,000 Deaf people - people who use British Sign Language as their first or preferred language and share a common culture. They have over 175 local branches. 1-3 Worship Street London EC2A 2AB Textphone: 020 7588 3529 Voice: 020 7588 3520 Fax: 020 7588 3527 e-mail: info@bda.org.uk www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk Hearing Concern Hearing Concern provide information, advice and support to people who have lost all or part of their hearing after acquiring normal speech. It is a national organisation with some 150 local clubs. The majority of its members have enough residual hearing to be able to use standard phones. They have an exhibition of equipment in London which include some textphones. Hearing Concern 95 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8TX Local rate helpline and textphone: 0845 0744 600 (9.30 am - 5.30 pm) Tel: 020 7440 9871 Fax: 020 7440 9872 Textphone: 020 7440 9873 E-mail: info@hearingconcern.com www.hearingconcern.com Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) The RNID represents the 8.7 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in deafness and hearing. It provides a whole host of services including practical help, campaigning, research, equipment and products for deaf and hard of hearing people. It has a comprehensive information service. RNID (For Deaf and Hard of Hearing People) 19-23 Featherstone Street London EC1Y 8SL Telephone: 020 7296 8000 Textphone: 020 7296 8001 Fax: 020 7296 8199 e-mail: information@rnid.org.uk www.rnid.org.uk RNID information lines (Freephone) Telephone: 0808 808 0123 Textphone: 0808 808 9000 National Deaf Children’s Society Information, advice and support for deaf children and young deaf people up to the age of 25 and their families. There is a grant scheme for people who cannot get equipment from any other source. You can borrow equipment to try out, including a limited range of textphones, from their Blue Peter scheme - around £10 to cover administration. They have an exhibition of equipment at their London office and in their mobile Listening bus. 15 Dufferin Street London EC1Y 8UR Voice/text: 020 7250 0123 e- mail: ndcs@ndcs.org.uk www.ndcs.org.uk Back to top Report contents What are textphones? How to use Some main features explained The display Printing Accessories Deafblind people Buying Guide Mobiles Alternatives Typetalk How to get a textphone Professional advice Helpful organisations Suppliers Acknowledgements Textlink/BT Textphone Minicom Pro 100 Minicom Pro 400 Uniphone Minicom Pro 8000 Minicom Pro 8000 LVD Minicom Pro 8000 Gold Textel 200 Compact DTS Pocket DTS Ecophone Dialogue III/IIIP (IIIP has built in printer) Minicom6000/6000+ (6000+ has built in printer)
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