Carer benefits and legal services Nottinghamshire Deaf Society (Nds)
Contact us
-
Address
22 Forest Road West
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG7 4EQ
About
Established over 120 years ago, NDS is proud to have played a part in making Nottinghamshire a more open society for the city and county’s deaf community.
We live and work in a world of new opportunities and challenges for anyone experiencing deafness and hearing loss, and we are as committed as ever to pursuing those opportunities and meeting those challenges.
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 9am to 12.pm and 1pm to 5pm
Access
Ramped main entrance. Lifts for access to other floors. Disabled toilets
Catchment area
Nottinghamshire
Target group
City and county’s deaf community
Further information
Our principal activities include: •Community Centre, providing 400 regular users a place of community in a world that is every bit as complex, and still in large parts as inaccessible, as it was fifty years ago. •A range of services tailored to meet the specific needs of deaf sign language users, enabling them to access information directly in their first language of BSL. •Acquired Deafness project to develop and build links with the deaf and hard of hearing community in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and to pilot a range of services to meet the needs of this group of people. •BSL interpreting services, enabling over 2,000 Deaf users and hearing service providers to communicate effectively. •Registered UK-online centre providing service users with internet access to support their day-to-day lives. •British Sign Language (BSL), Deaf awareness and Communication Tactics training for individuals, mainstream services, and teaching of BSL in some schools.
Referral method
Self referral
This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 1 April 2025.