Factsheet – 5 Equipment Catalogues and Manufacturers Finding equipment to assist deafblind people in every day life can be difficult. This factsheet allows you to contact the manufacturers direct to order catalogues or use a web address to view products online. Hearing Loss and deafness resources RNID Sound Advantage (Products Team) 1 Haddonbrook Business Centre Orton Southgate Peterborough, PE2 6YX Telephone: 01733 361 199 (Customer Services) Textphone: 01733 238 020 Fax: 01733 361 161 Email: solutions@rnid.org.uk Web: www.rnid.org.uk Shop online: www.rnid.org.uk/shop Best time to telephone: 8.30am - 5.00pm, Monday - Friday. RNID (Royal National Institute for the Deaf) Sound Advantage sells over 200 items to help deaf and hard of hearing people. Please use the contacts above for a free catalogue. Connevans 54 Albert Road North, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9YR Customer Services: 01737 247571 Textphone: 01737 243134 Fax: 01737 223475 Information website: www.connevans.com Online shopping: www.DeafEquipment.co.uk This catalogue contains a large selection of equipment for deaf and hearing impaired people in education, employment, the home and leisure. Sarabec 15 High Force Road Middlesborough Cleveland, TS2 1RH Tel: 01642 247 789 Textphone: 01642 251 310 Fax: 01642 230 827 Website: www.sarabec.co.uk Email: mail@sarabec.co.uk Sarabec are manufacturers and suppliers of equipment for deaf and hard of hearing people. Equipment includes loop amplifier systems. Blind and partially sighted resources RNIB Royal National Institute of the Blind Customer Services PO Box 173 Peterborough, PE2 6WS Telephone: 0845 702 3153 Fax: 01733 371555 Email: helpline@rnib.org.uk Website: www.rnib.org.uk Email: cservices@rnib.org.uk RNIB produce a number of catalogues for people who are visually impaired. The main catalogue includes sections on daily living - equipment to help with everyday living, sections on clocks, watches, braille machines and frames etc., mobility, games, puzzles and leisure activities and a section to support visually impaired children in school. Cobolt systems Ltd The Old Mill House, Mill Road, Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3TL Telephone : U.K. 01493-700172 Fax : U.K. 01493-701037 Web: www.cobolt.co.uk Email: cobolt@compuserve.com This is a UK based company specialising in the design, manufacture and supply of innovative aids for the blind and partially sighted. Optelec ( including Telesensory) 2 Millfield House, Woodshots Meadow Croxley Business Park, Watford WD18 8YX Telephone: 01923 231313 Fax: 01923 231385 Website: www.optelec.co.uk Email: info@optelec.co.uk Formerly Tieman UK. The company supplies equipment for people with visual impairment for use at home, in schools and colleges and at work. Mike Ayres Designs Ltd The Paddocks Dore Sheffield, S17 3LD Telephone: 0114 235 6880 Fax: 0114 235 6881 Website: www.mike-ayres.co.uk Email: enquiry@mike-ayres.co.uk The catalogue contains play and therapy equipment for people of all ages and includes sections on sensory and interactive environments, developmental activities, music and relaxation, play and leisure, games and education. Where can I go for help? If you: •would like to find out more about deafblindness or the services for deafblind people in your area •require information in alternative formats including braille, large print, audio or disk - or would like this factsheet to be translated into your first language - please contact Sense’s Information Team. Telephone: 0845 127 0060 Textphone: 0845 127 0062 Fax: 0845 127 0061 Email: info@sense.org.uk Website: www.sense.org.uk This factsheet was produced by: Sense 101, Pentonville Road London N1 9LG. Copyright Sense 2008