Fire Safety Advice for people with disabilities

Here are some links to organisations which provide fire safety information for special groups of people such such as the blind, elderly or physically disabled.

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service does not own or take responsibility for the maintenance and contents of these websites.

Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)

380-384 Harrow Road, London W9 2HU
020 7 289 6111
http://www.dlf.org.uk

Hampshire Deaf Association

Hampshire Deaf Association
1 & 2 Carlton Commerce Centre
Dukes Road
Southampton
Hampshire SO14 0SQ

Voicephone: 023 80 516 516
Minicom: 023 80 516 518
Fax: 023 80 516 517
Email: enquiries@deafhampshire.org
http://www.deafhampshire.org

Help the Aged

http://www.helptheaged.org.uk

Help the Aged provides a leaflet on Fire Safety in the Housing and Home Safety section of its Information Point web page.

National Federation of the Blind of the UK

Unity House, Smyth Street, Westgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 1ER
01924 291313
http://www.nfbuk.org

Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR)

Unit 12, City Forum, 250 City Road, London EC1V 8AF
020 7 250 3222
http://www.radar.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)

224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA
020 7 388 1266
http://www.rnib.org.uk

Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID)

9-23 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8SL
020 7 296 8000
Textphone 020 7 296 8001 (minicom)
http://www.rnid.org.uk

The RNID provides an factsheet about Smoke alarms for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Shelter

http://www.shelter.org.uk