Don't worry if you're not sure how to produce your documents in other formats, or which interpreter to book. There are several people you can contact for help and advice.
Contact the Equalities Team on 01962 847789 for advice on services for:
deaf, deafened and hard-of-hearing people
blind and visually impaired people
people with learning difficulties
language interpreters.
Contact the Corporate Communications Team, on 01962 846415, for guidance on producing publications which meet the minimum standards of the Disability Discrimination Act and our Communications strategy.
Contact the Hantsweb Team on 01962 846480 for advice on producing accessible web pages.
Contact the Plain Language Commission for details of their accreditation scheme. Hampshire County Council is a corporate member of the Plain Language Commission. As a corporate member, our work is given priority status and we get discounts on services.
Martin Cutts,Research Director
Plain Language Commission
The Castle,29 Stoneheads
Whaley Bridge,High Peak
SK23 7BB
Tel: 01663 733177
Fax: 01663 735135
Web: http://www.clearest.co.uk
E-mail: mail@clearest.co.uk
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Access for all -changes to contacts information
Ann McAllister
TEAM Communications
27 Novello Close
Brighton Hill
Basingstoke
RG22 4LF
Tel: 01256 467081
Text phone: 01256 467087
Video phone: 01256 321419
Fax: 01256 321452
Association of Lipspeakers
5 Furlong Close
Upper Tean
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST10 4LB
Tel: 01538 722482
Fax/Minicom: 01538 722442
E-mail: information@lipspeaking.co.uk
Web: www.lipspeaking.co.uk - includes a directory of lipspeakers by region.
Lesley Weatherson - Registered level 3 Lipspeaker.
07736 941789
01329 237991
E-mail: lesley.weatherson@ntlword.com
Web: www.lipspeaking.co.uk
Hampshire Deaf Association
Spitfire House
28-29 High Street
Southampton
SO14 2DF
Tel: 023 8022 0225
Signature - formally known as The Council of Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP)
Web: http://www.signature.org.uk/
Typetalk
To call a textphone user, dial 18002 and then the full telephone number (including area code and prefix for an outside line if necessary, eg 9).
If you have any problems, call: RNID Typetalk Customer Support on 0800 7311 888
Typetalk Customer Service for Text Users on 18001 0800 500 888
Speech to Text Reporting Services - Provides speech to text reporting at meetings and events for deaf or hard of hearing people
11 Chapel Place
Rivington Street
London
EC2 3DQ
Tel: 020 7749 9119
Fax: 020 7613 5806
E-mail: cbedlow@ubiqus.com
Portsmouth Central Library
Tel: 023 9275 1737
Hampshire Association for the Care for the Blind (HACB)
25 Church Road
Bishopstoke
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO5 6BL
Tel: 023 8064 1244
E-mail: info@hacb.org.uk
Web: www.hacb.org.uk
Business Liaison Team
RNIB
PO Box 173
Peterborough
PE2 6WS
Tel: 01733 375370
Fax: 01733 375379
E-mail: busdev@rnib.org.uk
Off the Page
Audio Transcription Service
11 Weston Lea
West Horsley
Surrey
KT24 6LG
Tel: 01483 282922
E-mail: offthepage@btinternet.com
Southampton Area Talking Echo
Centre for the Blind
3 Bassett Avenue
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 7DP
Tel: 023 8076 7583
John Collar, Acting Chair
Focus Television and Audio Production
Pinegrove Studios
Pinegrove Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO19 2PP
Tel: 023 8044 8822
Fax: 023 8043 5898
E-mail: biz@focusbiz.co.uk
Web: www.focusbiz.co.uk
Location Recording
Tel: 01329 238522
Tapestream Duplication
Tel: 01798 344108
Business Liaison Team - Transcription into Braille, large print or audio tape
Royal National Institute of the Blind
PO Box 173
Peterborough
PE2 6WS
Tel: 01733 375 370
Fax: 01733 375 379
E-mail: businesslink@rnib.org.uk
Learning Disability Commissioning Team
Social Services Department
Hampshire County Council
Trafalgar House
The Castle
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 8UQ
Tel: 01962 877681
Norah Fry Research Centre
3 Priory Road
Bristol
BS8 1TX
Tel: 0117 923 8137
Fax: 0117 946 6553
Language Line
Tel: 020 7520 0090
Fax: 020 7520 1450
Web: www.languageline.co.uk
Telephone interpreting number: 0845 310 9900
Access to Communication
Southampton Interpreting and Translation Service
Fairways House
Mount Pleasant Road
Southampton
SO14 0SP
Tel: 023 8024 1300
Fax: 023 8024 1311
Wessex Translations Language Management
Tel: 08701 669300
Fax: 08701 669299
E-mail: enquiries@wt-lm.com
Web: www.wt-languagemanagement.com
The British Council of Disabled People
Litchurch Plaza
Lotchurch Lane
Derby
DE24 8AA
Tel: 01332 295551
Fax: 01332 295581
Minicom: 01332 295581
E-mail: general@bcodp.org.uk
Web: www.ukdpc.net/
www.disabilityinformation.com