Deaf Direct

We are moving!

Our Worcester office is moving to a new building!
Just a few minutes walk away in Lowesmoor, the new building will allow us to provide a much better service for the community.

Our new address will be:

Vesta Tilley House
Lowesmoor Wharf
Lowesmoor
Worcester
WR1 2RS 

- Our new building is less than 5 minutes walk - head back down Sansome Street, past St George's Catholic Church on the left and follow the road around into Lowesmoor.
- Keep going straight - our building is the long building on the left side of the road.
- Entrance is from the rear car park. Disabled entrance is only from the road.
Click here for a map

Volunteer performers for the London 2012 Paralympic Games

The Artistic Directors are searching for 5,000 volunteer performers to fill roles as dancers, actors and general all-round performers in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Previous performance experience is not required, just enthusiasm and commitment - you will be performing in front of a stadium audience and to millions of people around the world!

For more information: www.london2012.com/games/ceremonies/get-involved/casting-information.php

Subtitled cinema

Did you know nearly all newly released films are available with subtitles? These cinemas regularly show subtitled films:

Worcester: Vue, Friar Street
                      Odeon, Foregate Street
                      Number 8 Community Arts Centre, High Street, Pershore

Hereford: Odeon, Commercial Road

Oxford: Vue, Grenoble Road
               Odeon, George Street
               Cineworld, 27 Station Road, Didcot and Marriotts Walk, Witney

For more information, this website has listings of every film and cinema in the country showing subtitled films: www.yourlocalcinema.com

Lipreading Courses - Leominster

Having a hearing loss can be frustrating, don't be left out of conversations, let your eyes help your ears!

• Friendly and informal group sessions
• Enables you to help communication and regain confidence
• Open to all ages and abilities

When: Wednesdays, 2pm - 4pm starting 22nd February 2012

Duration: 15 weeks

Where: Age Concern Hereford and Localities, 30 West Street, Leominster, HR6 8ES

Cost: free to those with no qualifications; £45 for those on Pension Credits / Benefits; (Full cost £135)*

To reserve a place, or for more information please call Hereford Centre on 01432 357741, fax on 01432 357743 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

*For more information on costs please contact the office. Funded by PCDL, Herefordshire Council

Telephone and Translation in Malvern

The sessions in Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster have lots of deaf people going to see the Interpreter.

We have some money for an interpreter pilot in Malvern. If lots of people come along we may get more money to keep the service going. Please tell any Malvern Deaf people to come!

When? 10am - 12pm

Contact BT Customer Support Using BSL

You can now contact BT Customer Support using your webcam, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. This service is completely free.

To use the service, go to www.bt.com/bsl and follow the instructions.

Upcoming courses for 2012

NVQ Certificate Level 3 (portfolio collection)

The focus of this course is evidence collection and portfolio development. It will run in Worcester for one weekend each month between February and July 2012.

Starting on 25th February 2012 in Worcester. From 10am - 4:30pm, fees £1000.

Pre NVQ Level 6

A new Pre NVQ Level 6 course is starting in February 2012. It is aimed at those who want to brush up their signing skills in order to work with Deaf people in the work place. The course will run on the 1st Saturday per month at Oxford. The course fee is £875. This will be followed by the Level 6 portfolio course running from June. The course fee is £1125. 

Both courses have a pre-enrolment skills assessment.

An accredited course designed to give a basic introduction to help build awareness and communication skills with Deaf / Deafblind people (both Units are required to be completed to obtain the full certificate from Signature)

We also run taster sessions and short courses throughout the year. To enrol on a course, see our enrolment page, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

Need an Interpreter!

Letter   Phone   Leaflet    Fax    Form

Got a letter you don’t understand?
Need to phone somebody?

We can help you!

Where? Oxford Deaf Centre

When? 10am - 12pm

Thursdays: January 12th      January 26th

                    February 9th      February 23rd

                    March 8th           March 22nd

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