BID Services for Deaf People
Contact details
BID Services for Deaf People
Deaf Cultural Centre
Ladywood Road
Birmingham
B16 8SZ
Public phone: 0121 246 6100
Email: info@bid.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.bid.org.uk
General information
Service offered: Information, Advice and Guidance. Rehabilitation, orientation and mobility training. Interpreting & communication support including British Sign Language, Sign Supported English and Deaf Relay interpreting and wider communication support e.g. Deafblind communication and notetakers. Assistive technology and equipment support. Employment Service. Health & wellbeing activities and services. Social and peer support groups. Activities for children and young people. Residential and supported living services. BSL Training. Sensory Impairment Awareness Training including Deaf Awareness Training. Meeting and conference services through our social enterprise, the Signing Tree Venue.
Target group: Those who are D/deaf, hard of hearing, sight/severely sight impaired or deafblind.
Area served: Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Leeds, Lincolnshire, Kirklees, Cumbria, Northumberland
How to contact: Online referral form, email, phone (0121 246 6100) or via your local team
Availability
Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 4.30pm
Weekends: Please contact your local team to see whether we have any weekend activities or services taking place
Office Hours:
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Head office in Birmingham has a ramped entrance and onsite car park. Please contact your local office for details about access. We also carry out home visits, offer support remotely, meet in community venues and we operate drop in services in different areas. Please contact us for information.
Other information
Languages other than English: British Sign Language, Sign Supported English.
Charity number: 1053184
Year established: 1872
Staffing: 175 staff and 77 volunteers.
Public transport: Fiveways train station - 20 minutes walk. Buses 8, 66.
Record last checked: 16 September 2024