Useful links

Companies and organisations that support inclusive communication

Find industry related companies and organisations.

A-Z to Deafblindness - http://www.deafblind.com/
A comprehensive list of links to services, groups and equipment for people with deafblindness.

The BT Shop - www.bt.com/shop/accessible_products
The BT Shop has a special section showing which telephones are easiest to use for people with different telecommunication needs.

BT BSL pages - http://www.btplc.com/inclusion/bsl/welcome/welcome.htm
BT has created this site to explain the benefits of broadband and the internet for BSL users.

Action on Hearing Loss - http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk
Action on Hearing Loss (the new name for RNID) represents deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK.

SignVideo - http://signvideo.co.uk
Bringing people in vision.

Texbox - http://texbox.co.uk
Improving communication between deaf people and organisations.

Connevenas - http://www.connevans.co.uk/

Sarabec - http://www.sarabec.com/

Email providers

Many broadband providers supply email accounts with their broadband service – but if you don't have broadband, here are some free alternatives:

Google Mail – http://www.googlemail.com

Hotmail – http://www.hotmail.com

Yahoo! Mail – http://www.yahoomail.co.uk

Instant messaging (IM) services

Google Talk – http://www.google.com/talk/

Skype – http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/

Windows Live Messenger – http://download.live.com/

Yahoo! Messenger – http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/

Online communities

Deaf Tube – http://www.deaf-tube.com

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com

Friends Reunited – http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk

Flickr – http://www.flickr.com/

Picasa – http://picasa.google.co.uk/

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/

Sign Tube – http://www.sign-tube.com

Tag Deaf – http://www.tagdeaf.com

Twitter – http://twitter.com/

WAYN Where Are You Now? – http://www.wayn.com

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Important Numbers

To make a textphone call:
dial 18001 + number

To make a telephone call:
dial 18002 + number

Emergency calls: dial 18000

Latest news

April 2012 QoS report | 16 Apr 2012

January 2012 Quality of Service Report | 13 Jan 2012

October 2011 Quality of Service Report | 11 Oct 2011

July 2011 Quality of Service Report | 12 Jul 2011

New research project about text relay services | 17 Aug 2010

Ofcom are asking people to have their say by taking part in their new research project about the future of text relay and other services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or with speech difficulties.

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