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Sensory Disability
Sensory Aids
Our Devon Sensory Team can advise on appropriate equipment as regards hearing impairment & visual impairment.
There are also Centres that can be visited:
Hearing impairment:
Visual impairment:
- Exeter
- Honiton
- Plymouth
- North Devon
- West Devon & Torridge (Sensory Bus)
- Devon County Association for the Blind (DCAB)
Holman Way
Topsham
Exeter
EX3 0EN
Tel. 01392 876666
e-mail: devon-blind@btconnect.com
web: www.devonblind.org.uk (opens in a new window)
Open Tuesday to Friday 10 am - 1 pm and by appointment at other times.
Has a resource centre with aids and equipment useful to people with a visual impairment including a demonstration kitchen.
Holds occasional courses on microwave cooking.
- The Senphy Centre
Queen Street
Honiton
EX14 8HH
Tel. 01404 41062
Open every weekday.
A Devon Social Services drop-in information centre for people with sensory and / or physical disabilities.
- See Hear Centre
19a Alexandra Road
Barnstaple
EX32 8BA
Tel/Fax. 01271 373236
email: seehearnd@livingoptions.org
web: http://www.livingoptions.org/division.php?division=see_hear_centre
- The Hearing & Sight Centre (HAS)
Tel. 01752 788999
textphone: 01752 768573
e-mail: maggie@plymouthhas.demon.co.uk
web site: www.plymouthguild.org.uk/hearing-sight/