Technology

Linked to the Royal School for the Deaf in Derby, they produce a wide range of videos, including children's stories, educational and reference material, covering many subjects, in sign language and subtitles. Available from Forest Bookshop.

Forest Books
The New Building
Ellwood Road
Coleford
Glocestershire
GL16 7LE
Tel: 01594 833 858
Fax: 01594 833 446
Web: www.forestbooks.com

Connevans specialises in product development and supplies equipment suitable for deaf children and adults. 

Connevans Limited
54 Albert Road North
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 9YR

Customer Services: 01737 247571
Text/minicom: 01737 243134
Fax: 01737 223475
Email: info@connevans.com
Web: www.connevans.com

DBC ensures that deaf people have access to TV and video and that the access, whether by subtitling or sign language, is of suitable quality. DBC has close links with broadcasters, regulators and takes every opportunity to meet deaf people at exhibitions and other public meetings.

Email: pennybes@aol.com
Web: www.deafcouncil.org.uk/dbc

FunderFinder produces computer software that helps individuals and not-for-profit organisations to identify charitable trusts that might support them. A free software program called Apply Yourselves helps people write an effective fundraising application: this can be downloaded from our website.

65 Ragalan Road
Leeds
LS2 9DZ
Tel: 0113 243 3008
Fax: 0113 243 2966
Web: www.funderfinder.org.uk

Gordon Morris Ltd Is a hearing specialist with over 20 years in the business, combining professionalism and technical expertise with the founder’s own enthusiasm and insight.

The business supplies, installs, maintains and advises on a range of equipment and environmental aids to hearing impairment.

Gordon Morris Ltd
Unit 21
Wessex Park
Somerton Business Park
Somerton
Somerset
TA11 6SB

Tel/Minicom: 01458 272121
Fax: 01458 274545
Email: online@gordonmorris.co.uk
Web: www.gordonmorris.co.uk

Providers of videotapes with added subtitles that can be watched on a standard VHS recorder. No additional decoding equipment needed. Available through the local library network or through the Postscript Postal Video Hire Club.

3rd Floor
Victoria Mill
Andrew Street
Stockport
Cheshire
SK6 5HN
Tel: 0161 4499 650
Email: members@nsldp.freeserve.co.uk

Overstream is a free service which allows users to add comments or subtitles to online video.

The service allows the user to synchronise subtitles to online video, store them on the Overstream server and then embed the video on their website or blog or send the link to their friends and family.

Email: contact@overstream.net
Web: www.overstream.net

Provides free computer access, ICT and accredited courses for deaf and hearing impaired people.

121a Peckham High Street
Peckham
London
SE15 5SE
Tel: 020 7732 0007
Fax: 020 7358 9005
Email: info@pecan.org.uk
Web: www.pecan.org.uk

Manufacturers and suppliers of assistive equipment and accessories for deaf and hearing impaired people.

Sarabec Ltd
15 High Force Rd
Middlesbrough
TS2 1RH

Telephone: 01642 247789
Fax: 01642 230827
Text (minicom): 01642 251310
Email: mail@sarabec.co.uk
Web: www.sarabec.com

Provision of captioning services for arts, entertainment, educational and cultural venues. Promotes the use of captioning to increase accessibility for all people with a hearing loss.

STAGETEXT
First Floor
54 Commercial Street
London
E1 6LT
Tel: 020 7377 0540
Text: 020 7247 7801
SMS: 07781 489 770
Fax: 020 8903 8647
Email: enquiries@stagetext.co.uk
Web: www.stagetext.co.uk

The national telephone relay service which enables deaf, deafblind, deafened, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people to communicate with hearing people anywhere in the world.

Text Relay
POBox 284
Liverpool
L69 3UZ

Tel: 0800 7311 888 (helpline)
Text: 18001 0800 7311 888 (helpline)
Fax: 0151 709 8119
Email: helpline@rnid-typetalk.org.uk
Web: www.typetalk.org