Useful contacts
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.
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Martin Cutts,Research Director
Plain Language Commission
The Castle,29 Stoneheads
Whaley Bridge,High Peak
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Tel: 01663 733177
Fax: 01663 735135
Web: http://www.clearest.co.uk
E-mail: mail@clearest.co.uk
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Services for people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing
Interpreters |
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Ann McAllister Tel: 01256 467081 |
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Association of Lipspeakers Tel: 01538 722482 |
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Lesley Weatherson - Registered level 3 Lipspeaker. |
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Hampshire Deaf Association Tel: 023 8022 0225 |
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Signature - formally known as The Council of Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP) Web: http://www.signature.org.uk/ |
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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 |
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Speech to Text Reporting Services - Provides speech to text reporting at meetings and events for deaf or hard of hearing people Tel: 020 7749 9119 |
Services for blind or visually impaired people
Braille |
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Portsmouth Central Library Tel: 023 9275 1737 |
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Hampshire Association for the Care for the Blind (HACB) Tel: 023 8064 1244 |
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Business Liaison Team Tel: 01733 375370 |
Audio tape production |
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Off the Page Tel: 01483 282922 |
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Southampton Area Talking Echo Tel: 023 8076 7583 John Collar, Acting Chair |
Audio tape production |
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Focus Television and Audio Production Tel: 023 8044 8822 |
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Location Recording Tel: 01329 238522 |
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Tapestream Duplication Tel: 01798 344108 |
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Business Liaison Team - Transcription into Braille, large print or audio tape Tel: 01733 375 370 |
Services for people with learning difficulties
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Learning Disability Commissioning Team Tel: 01962 877681 |
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Norah Fry Research Centre Tel: 0117 923 8137 |
Foreign language translators
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Language Line Tel: 020 7520 0090 |
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Access to Communication Tel: 023 8024 1300 |
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Wessex Translations Language Management Tel: 08701 669300 |
General
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The British Council of Disabled People Tel: 01332 295551 |
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This page was last updated on 24 February 2012. © Copyright Hampshire County Council 2013.