Action of Hearing Loss (previously known as Royal National Institute for the Deaf)
Summary Specialist equipment and gadgets to make day-to-day tasks easier and safer for people who are deaf or hearing impaired.
Website http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/
Email helpline@hearingloss.org.uk
Phone 0808 808 0123 / Text: 0808 808 9000 / SMS: 0780 0000 360
Aidcall
Summary Emergency alarm service which allows you to call for help from anywhere in your home.
Website http://www.aidcall.co.uk/healthcare/
Email customer.services@aidcall.co.uk
Phone 0800 052 3616
Address Unit 4, Brunel Court, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4P
All About Equipment
Summary On-line resource supported by the Disabled Living Foundation, providing quick and easy links to everything you need to know about equipment for older and disabled people.
Website http://www.allaboutequipment.org.uk/
Email advice@dlf.org.uk
Phone 0845 130 9177
AskSARA
Summary AskSARA helps you find useful advice and products that make daily life easier.
Website http://www.asksara.org.uk/
Aster Living (p.k.a Ridgeway Care & Repair)
Summary Advice and practical help with home adaptations, improvements and repairs for older, vulnerable and disabled people
Website http://www.ridgewaycommunity.org.uk/services/aster-living-care/
Email bwcr@asterliving.co.uk
Phone 01635 588 811
Berkshire Remap
Summary Equipment and gadgets that make day-do-day tasks easier and safer for people with limited mobility/disabilities
Website http://www.remap.org.uk/
Email brianejcarpenter@aol.com
Phone 0118 986 3412
British Red Cross
Summary Volunteer-led medical equipment service provides wheelchair hire and short-term loans of equipment.
Website http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Health-and-social-care/Social-support-in-the-UK/Medical-equipment
Email berks@redcross.org.uk
Phone 0844 412 2750
Buy With Confidence
Summary Directory of businesses and services approved by Trading Standards, including domestic cleaning, gardening, etc….
Website http://www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk/sitepages/bwchome.aspx
Email admin@buywithconfidence.gov.uk
Phone 0845 404 0506
CCF Mobility
Summary Equipment and gadgets that make day-do-day tasks easier and safer for people with limited mobility/disabilities
Website http://www.ccfmobility.co.uk
Email info@ccfmobility.co.uk
Phone 0118 977 3116
Deafax
Summary Empowers deaf people by offering access to new and innovative technologies.
Website http://www.deafax.org
Email info@deafax.org
Phone 0118 935 3685
Address No 1 Earley Gate, PO Box 236 , University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6A