About
Originally established in 1928 (as St Helens and District Society for Deaf People), the Deafness Resource provides services that aim to empower, support and enhance the quality of life of D/deaf people across St Helens, Halton & Knowsley
Services
Communications service: an agency supplying British Sign Language Interpreters, Lipspeakers and the like to enable D/deaf people to have access to services in a variety of settings such as medical, legal, financial or social.Advocacy service, taking action to help deaf people express their views/wishes and secure their rightsEquipment service providing environmental aids designed to support people to live more independently in their homes, at work or on the move. For example flashing doorbells, telephone amplifiers, TV loop systemsOutreach services includung a Befriender Scheme to reduce isolation and coffee moriningsSelf-Help Groups including Tinnitus Support Group, Deaf Club, Hard of Hearing ClubRoom Hire in a variety of accessible roomsOther services include provision of general information, Church services held every Sunday in signed and spoken EnglishChildren & Young People’s services offering support, youth clubs, after school clubs, trips and family support.
