About dDeaf Partnership Board
The Jersey dDeaf Partnership Board was established in March 2006.
It is a forum for various agencies who provide support to:
- dDeaf people
- those who are hard of hearing
- parents / carers of dDeaf people and those hard of hearing
The members of the forum include:
- various Government agencies
- voluntary organisations
- charitable organisations
What dDeaf means
dDeaf is a shorthand term which includes 2 different groups of people:
- deaf (those diagnosed with a hearing level below normal)
- Deaf (those who have the medical condition of deafness, whose preferred language is British Sign Language and see themselves as part of a distinct community)
More information about hearing problems and the support available
There is a contact list for:
- those who are hard of hearing
- deafened people
- dDeaf people
- families and communities of the above
It aims to provide for the needs of the above groups, and address the issues that are encountered by them.
| Audiology | +44 (0) 1534 442551 | audiology@health.gov.je |
| Communication training course | +44 (0) 1534 442551 | audiology@health.gov.je |
| Customer and Local Services | +44 (0) 1534 444444 | customerservice@gov.je |
| Deaf Partnership Board | | ddeafpartnershipjersey@gmail.com |
| Earsay, for children and young adults | | info@earsay.je |
Education Support Team Secretary: Jill Le Monnier | +44 (0) 1534 449452 | J.LeMonnier@gov.je |
| Family Nursing and Home Care | +44 (0) 1534 443600 | enquiries@fnhc.org.je |
| Hearing aids | +44 (0) 1534 442551 | audiology@health.gov.je |
| Highlands College, British sign language course | +44 (0) 1534 608655 | info@highlands.ac.uk |
| Jersey dDeaf Society, for adults | +44 (0) 7829 843111 | info.jdds@gmail.com |
| Jersey Employment Trust | +44 (0) 1534 788900 | admin@jet.co.je |
| Lip reading course | +44 (0) 1534 442551 | audiology@health.gov.je |
| Speech and Language Therapy | +44 (0) 1534 444500 | slt@health.gov.je |
| Tinnitus Service | +44 (0) 1534 442551 | audiology@health.gov.je |
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