Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

What services do we provide?

The Physical and Sensory Disability Team can provide specialist advice, support and information about issues related to deafness.

This may include social work support with

finding a support worker to help you live independently
contacting an advocate or a counsellor
getting involved in your community
information about specialist resources organizations and groups
help to care for someone who is Deaf or deafened
arranging or advising on residential care for people who need this

Or assistance with practical things like technical equipment and/or advice which could help you to:-

know when someone is at your front door
be aware that your telephone is ringing
be aware of your smoke alarm going off
hear your baby cry in the night
hear people talk more clearly on the phone
hear the TV or radio etc

Who is the service for?

The service is for people over 18 who are Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing and need support with communication, information about services, equipment, groups or advice about disability benefits, employment, education etc

How can you contact the service?

We are based at

The Link Centre, 2nd Floor, 140 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DZ

Our social workers have a duty “drop in” at the Link Centre every Wednesday 9.30am to 1pm and Friday 1pm to 5pm.

Our technical officers are at the Link Centre, 2nd Floor, every Wednesday from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm. You can call into see them

or contact us on:

Voice 0161 770 4799

Fax 0161 770 3803

Minicom 0161 770 4803

SMS Text 0771 191 3509

E-mail socs.deaf-services@oldham.gov.uk

If you are Deaf and you use British Sign Language we can sign with you to find out what your needs are. If you need people to speak clearly we will contact you for a face-to-face conversation. We will assess your needs and support you to try and get the right help you need.

For more information

For more information please see our detailed fact sheet

Updated CO/07/2008