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Information

If you are concerned about the deterioration of your sight or hearing, visit your doctor, who may advise a visit to your optician, local hospital or audiologist.

If you have suffered sudden sight loss, visual disturbance, distortion or injury to the eye, or if you start bleeding from your ear or have acute, severe earache, go to the Accident and Emergency unit of your local hospital.

If you need to talk about any worries or concerns you may have, or would like to have access to services, special equipment or support, contact:

• Worcestershire Adult and Community Services Sensory Impairment Team
• Worcestershire Association for the Blind
• Your Doctor’s Surgery
• Local or national telephone helplines
• Deaf Direct.

Sensory Impairment and Telecare Team
Bridgewater House, Blackpole
Worcester WR4 4AH
Tel - 01905 765707
Fax - 01905 768059
Minicom - 01905 765424

Deaf Direct Worcester
The Bradbury Centre
2 Sansome Walk
Worcester
WR1 1LH
Tel: 01905 746301
Text: 01905 746300
Fax: 01905 746302
SMS: 07725 244129
Email: worcester@deafdirect.org.uk

Audiology and Hearing Aid Services
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester WR5 1DD
Direct Line/Fax: 01905 760178

Disablement Employment Advisors
Contact your local job centre

Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Contact your local office

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)
19-23 Featherstone Street
London EC1Y 8SL
Tel: 0207 296 8000
Textphone: 020 7296 8199
Fax: 020 7296 8199

Sense, The National Charity for People with Deafblindness and Associated Disabilities
11-13 Clifton Terrace
Finsbury Park, London N4 3SR
Tel: 0207 272 7774
Fax: 0207 272 6012

British Deaf Association
1-3 Worship Street
London EC2A 2AB
Tel: 020 7588 3520
Textphone: 020 7588 3529 (24hrs)
Fax: 020 7588 3527
Videophone: 020 7496 9539

The International Glaucoma Association
King’s College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS
Tel: 0207 737 3265

Macular Disease Society
PO Box 247
Haywards Heath
West Sussex RH17 5FF
Tel: 0990 143573

The British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society
PO Box 350
Buckingham MK18 5EL
Tel: 01280 860195

Talking Newspaper Association - UK
National Recording Centre
Heathfield
East Sussex TN21 8DB
Tel: 01435 866102

Royal National Institute for the Blind
Talking Book Service
Mount Pleasant
Wembley
Middlesex HAO 1RR
Tel: 0208 903 6666
Fax: 0208 903 6916
Type-talk: 0800 959598

Worcestershire Association for the Blind
The Bradbury Centre
2 Sansome Walk
Worcester WR1 1LH
Tel: 01905 723245
Fax: 01905 332909

Partially Sighted Society
Queen’s Road
Doncaster
South Yorkshire DN1 2NX
Tel: 01302 323132
Fax: 01302 368998

British Telecom
For free BT guide available in several formats
Tel: 0800 800150 (voice)
        0800 243123 (text)
For free directory enquiry service, call free on 195 and talk to a trained operator who will help with your application

British Rail - Travel for Disabled Passengers
National Rail Enquiries
Tel: 0345 484950