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Devon County Council's pages of information about support available in Devon and about the Devon County Council's Sensory Team.

See Hear Centre offers a free service to people with a sight or hearing loss - working and retired. They have a wide range of demonstration equipment with a try before you buy scheme.

Visual Impairment

• Devon County Association for the Blind based at Station House in Topsham near Exeter, Devon County Association for the blind provides help and advice for anyone in Devon with a visual impairment.
• Royal National Institute of Blind People RNIB are the UK’s leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight loss.
• Action for Blind People is one of the largest charities in the UK providing free and confidential support for blind and partially sighted people in all aspects of their lives.
• Guide Dogs for the Blind wants a world in which all blind and partially-sighted people enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities as everyone else.
• British Wireless for the Blind Fund Our job is to try to supply radio and audio sets to all registered blind and partially sighted people who are in need.
• The Outside Clinic Home visiting Optician provide a number of services including Private eye examinations, Free NHS eye examinations (for those who are eligible), a complete dispensing service and supply of special lighting and magnifiers.
• The Partially Sighted Society provides information, advice, equipment and clear print material for people with a visual impairment to help them to make the best use of their remaining sight.
• International Glaucoma Association offers advice and support to glaucoma sufferers, campaigns for improved glaucoma services for glaucoma patients and aims to increase public awareness of glaucoma.
• Look Up is the information service about eye care and vision for people with learning disabilities.
• Calibre audio library bring the pleasure of reading to people who have sight problems, dyslexia or physical disabilities. They offer a wide choice of books on standard cassettes and MP3 disks, fiction and non-fiction, for both children and adults. The service is easy to use and is absolutely free.
• British Blind Sport (BBS) is a national registered charity, the leading voice for visually impaired people (VI) in the world of sport and leisure, both at home and internationally.

Hearing Impairment

• Royal National Institute for Deaf People RNID help people identify whether they have a hearing loss, campaign for change, provide services and training, and actively support scientific and technological research
• Hearing Concern Link charity providing support and information to people with a hearing loss and their families (formerly Hearing Concern and the LINK Centre for Deafened People).
• National Association of Deafened People offers support for deafened people who have lost all or most of their useful hearing, whether gradually or suddenly,and for their families and friends, to help them to regain their independence and enjoy the best quality of life.
• Living Options Deaf Project The aim of the Deaf Project is to enable and educate the Deaf community to understand their rights to local services
• Hearing Dogs for Deaf People change lives. They alert their deaf owners to sounds we take for granted, providing greater independence, confidence and security. Whenever possible, the dogs are selected from rescue centres, but they are also donated by breeders and members of the public, with the remainder coming from the Charity's own breeding scheme.
• National Deaf Childrens Society represents the interests and rights of all deaf children and young people. We support the deaf child through the family as well as directly
• Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education aims to provide a happy, safe and secure environment in which deaf children and young people can reach their full potential.
• Deaf Parenting UK This website is a central resources of information for Deaf Parents and professionals working with Deaf parents.
• Sign Health wants to see a world where deaf people are as healthy as hearing people. Deaf people can find it hard to get equal access to health care and health information. Because of this, deaf people are more likely to become ill.
• The British Tinnitus Association provides accurate, reliable and authoritative information, much of it written by medical professionals or clinical researchers.
• Deaf Works a mature and well established company offering advice, training and consultancy on Deafness, well known for its impartial support, always given with integrity.
• Hiype! is the only website in the UK for hearing impaired people who are working, studying now and are looking for some advice or support
• Deafax exists to empower deaf people by offering them access to new and innovative technologies.
• DeafMail is UK non-profit making, email-orientated deaf consumer organisation and social club.
• DeafClub. is a not for profit website to promote websites about Deaf and Hard of Hearing culture in the UK.
• Type Talk telephone relay between hearing people and deaf people
• Music and the Deaf is a unique charity that brings music and the performing arts to deaf people and those who live and work with them.
• UK Deaf Sport and its member organisations provide support and advice to a range of people and organisations.
• The Deaf Bikers club is run on a volunteer basis, is non-profit making and caters for deaf and hard of hearing motorcyclists of all ages, both male and female.

British Sign Language

• Devon Charter for British Sign Language contains a series of pledges that are aimed at improving the lives of Deaf people in Devon
• Deafinite Interpreters sign language agency provide interpreters throughout the South West region.
• Association of Sign Language Interpreters is the professional association and supporting network for British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• British Sign Language this site uses moving pictures to show the basic signs for British Sign Language.
• British Deaf Association is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. They represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL).
• Royal Association for Deaf People(RAD) exists to promote the welfare and interests of Deaf people (by which we mean deaf people whose first or preferred language is sign language).
• Royal Association for Deaf People Legal Services is a dedicated legal service providing specialist, independent legal advice.
• Signature promotes excellence in communication with deaf and deafblind people so our vision of a society in which deaf people have full access can become a reality.
• Deafinitely Theatre are an independent, professional Deaf-led company. Productions are made from a Deaf perspective and aim to empower Deaf culture, identity and pride locally, nationally and internationally.
• Forest Books books, videos, cd-roms and dvds about deafness and deaf issues
• Deaf Station information resource and news service in BSL

Deaf Blind People

• Sense is the leading national charity that supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deafblind. They provide expert advice and information as well as specialist services to deafblind people, their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. They also support people who have sensory impairments with additional disabilities
• Deafblind UK is a national charity offering specialist services and human support to deafblind people and those who have progressive sight and hearing loss acquired throughout their lives.