Deafness Support Network (DSN) provides wider access and equality for D/deaf people by delivering high quality services, practical help, advice, specialist support and social centres in Cheshire and the surrounding area to anyone with a hearing loss or a combined sight/ hearing loss (deafblindness) that may cause difficulty with communication, access to information, mobility and/or daily living.
We strive to empower D/deaf people to be both users and providers of our services ensuring that D/deaf people are involved in the governance and decision making processes of the organisation.
We aim to ensure that the richness and diversity of D/deaf people, their culture and their history is encouraged,supported and enabled to actively influence the development and range of services we offer.
Deafness Support Network aims to:
- Where appropriate, to challenge the public perception of D/deafness.
- To strive to empower D/deaf people to be both users and providers of our
services
- To ensure that D/deaf people are involved in the governance and decision
making processes of the organisation.
- To actively promote policies that ensure equality of access and provision for D/Deaf people.
- To ensure that the richness and diversity of D/deaf people, their culture
and their history is encouraged,supported and enabled to actively influence the development and range of services we offer.
Fundraising Target: £101400
Deafness Support Network
Established March 1976
Registered Charity Number 506791
13 board members
66 full time staff
50 volunteers
07557561593
Deafness Support Network
Northwich Headquarters
144 London Road
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 5HH
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