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List of Deaf organisations and information

Doncaster

Doncaster Deaf leisure club

Doncaster Deaf leisure club is for the young and old. Come for a chat, come for a cuppa. Check out the community Deaf leisure Facebook group (opens in new window).

Contact Doncaster Deaf leisure club
Milton Walk
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN1 3QG

Open every Friday, 7pm.

Doncaster Deaf community centre

Support service for those who have hearing impairments.

Contact Doncaster Deaf community centre
Milton Walk
St James Street
Doncaster
DN1 3QN

Open:

  • Mondays OAP, 10am to 2pm
  • Friday (bi-weekly), 7:30am to 10:30pm

Deaf solution personal care limited

Deaf Solution Ltd (opens in new window) is a Deaf led South Yorkshire based domiciliary care agency that provides Deaf personal assistants for Deaf clients. High quality care for Deaf people provided by Deaf people.

Contact Deaf solution personal care limited
Head office
Office 3
Block D
Balby Court Business Campus
Balby Carr Bank
Doncaster
DN4 8DE

Hearing services, audiology

The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospital Audiology (opens in new window) department provides hearing aid services, hearing therapy and balance testing for adults and children.

Contact hearing services, audiology
Sandringham Road Centre
Intake
Doncaster
DN2 5JH

South Yorkshire service for Deaf people with mental health needs

The South Yorkshire service collaborates with mental health teams to assist in the care and treatment of Deaf patients. We also provide support to both deaf and hearing caregivers in caring for their relatives with mental health issues. For more information see our Deaf people mental health service page.

Contact South Yorkshire service for Deaf people with mental health needs
57 Tickhill Road
Tickhill Road Site
Tickhill Road
Balby
Doncaster
DN4 8QN

Lines are open:

  • Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
  • Friday, 8:30am to 2pm

Sensory Impairment team

The Sensory team (opens in new window) provide services for adults with a hearing impairment.

They provide:

  • advice, guidance and information
  • help people to become more independent
  • equipment or adaptations to the home
  • social work support for individuals and families
Contact Sensory Impairment team

Sensory team
Adults Health
Well Being and Culture
The Martin Wells Centre
Thompson Avenue
Edlington

Aspire to be

A specialist service that aims to help adults with learning and communication difficulties from across South Yorkshire gain life skills and employment is open for new referrals.

Contact Aspire to be

Doncaster Deaf Trust
Leger way
Doncaster
DN2 6AY

Rotherham

Rotherham Deaf club

Contact Rotherham Deaf club
Sandwell Gardens
Community Centre
Eastwood View
Rotherham
S65 INH

Open Friday, 10:30am to 3pm.

Rotherham Deaf connections

A youth organisation that provides deaf children with a fully inclusive club with no communication barriers. See the Rotherham Deaf connection (opens in new window) website for more information.

Contact Rotherham Deaf connections, youth organisation
Herringthorpe United Reform Church
Rotherham
UK

Rotherham primary ear care centre and audiology services

The Rotherham Ear Care centre and Audiology department provide care for ears and hearing as part of The Rotherham Foundation Trust’s community services based at the community health centre in the centre of Rotherham.

See the Rotherham Ear Care centre and Audiology (opens in new window) website for more information.

Contact Rotherham primary ear care centre and audiology services
Rotherham community health centre
Greasbough road
Rotherham
S60 1RY

Sheffield

Sheffield Deaf Social Club

The Sheffield Deaf social club (opens in new window) is a community group that meeting every fortnight on Wednesdays for bingo and Thursdays for over 50s.

Contact Sheffield Deaf Social Club
Farm road
Sheffield
S2 2TP

Club meets:

  • every fortnight on Wednesdays at 6:30pm (bingo)
  • 50 plus every fortnight on Thursdays at midday onwards

Deaf advice, citizens advice

The Deaf Advice team (opens in new window) is part of Citizens Advice Sheffield. They provide advice and information in British Sign Language.

Contact Deaf advice

Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm.

Four hands support services limited

A personal support assistant specialist service.

Contact Four hands support services limited

Sensory Impairment team
Howden house
1 Union Street
Sheffield
S1 25H

Sheffield hearing audiology service

Based at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, the Hearing (Audiology) service (opens in new window) sees children to assess and manage their hearing and balance problems.

Contact Sheffield hearing audiology service
C floor
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TH (access via the green lifts)

Open:

  • Monday to Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm
  • Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm
  • Saturday mornings on an ad-hoc basis

Barnsley

Barnsley Deaf community

The Barsnley Deaf community group (opens in new window) is a Facebook group for the Deaf run by Lizzie Nicholson.

Sight and hearing loss

The Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has a sight and hearing loss service (opens in new window).

If you have any sight or hearing loss that affects your daily life, you can get a social care assessment (opens in new window) for us to give you advice and support.

Contact Sight and hearing loss

Equipment, adaption, sensory impairment service

Contact Equipment, adaption, sensory impairment service

Barnsley audiology service

The Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Audiology service (opens in new window) offers assessment, treatment and advice for patients experiencing issues with hearing, tinnitus and balance.

Contact Barnsley audiology service

Wakefield

Wakefield and district society for Deaf people

The Wakefield and District Society for Deaf People service (opens in new window) is a specialised service concerned with the needs of deaf, deafblind and hearing impaired people throughout the Wakefield Metropolitan District.

Contact Wakefield and district society for Deaf people

Wakefield audiology

The Mid-Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust Audiology service (opens in new window) offers a wide variety of audiological assessments, treatment plans and rehabilitation therapy which is tailored to meet your individual requirements.

Contact Wakefield audiology
Pinderfields Hospital
Aberford Road
Wakefield
WF1 4PG

Useful information

Informational videos

Accessing information

Information about immunisation, screening and other health topics in British Sign Language (BSL) can be found at NHS inform (opens in new window).

Cancer support

MacMillan Deaf Cancer support (opens in new window) provides virtual emotional and practical support to Deaf people living with cancer.

To make a referral please see the self help UK website (opens in new window).

Relay services

Emergency video relay service for Deaf people, 999 BSL website (opens in new window).

Relay UK website (opens in new window) helps you communicate in English over the phone, hearing, deaf, or speech-impaired.

Charity services

Sign health charity (improve the health and wellbeing of Deaf people)
RNID, Charity for the Deaf
126 Fairlie Road
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 4PY

National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS)
Castle House
37 to 45 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4LS

Page last reviewed: August 30, 2024
Next review due: August 30, 2025

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