Deaf Connections is the leading voluntary organisation delivering specialist services to adult deaf people across Scotland. They are committed to enabling deaf people to participate fully in the community to make equality a normal feature of their everyday lives.

Deaf Connections work with agencies to promote the interests of people in the Deaf Community focusing on quality of life, independence and social inclusion. For more information please using the following contact details.

Contact Information:

Organisation: Deaf Connections

Address: 100 Norfolk Street, Glasgow, G5 9EJ

Website: www.deafconnections.org

Phone: 0141 420 1759

Deaf Roots and Pride Project is funded by the National Lottery and provides peer mentoring to deaf children and young people aged 8 to 20 years who are transitioning from primary to secondary school or from secondary school to adulthood. It matches young people with adult deaf mentors who can act as positive role models, helping children and young people to develop skills and confidence.

Deaf Roots and Pride Transitions Scotland has a new webpage on the British Deaf Association website. All of its BSL videos and resources since the start of the project in 2016 have been categorised and now available, so it will be easy for young people, parents and professionals to access the information they need to support transitions.

For more information, please visit the following website: https://bda.org.uk/drpscotland, or view the attached documents. This information is provided by the H&SC North Lanarkshire Council Transition team.

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Lanarkshire Deaf Services provide services to the Deaf Community of Lanarkshire. The services provided include a Drop In Centre and a Sign Language Interpreting agency.

Their aim is to remove the barriers to communication for Deaf People throughout Lanarkshire. You can contact them using the details provided.

Contact Information:

Organisation: Lanarkshire Deaf Services

Address: Unit 40 Fountain Business Centre, Ellis Street, Coatbridge, ML5 3AA (Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)

Website: www.deafserviceslanarkshire.co.uk

Email:  admin@deafserviceslanarkshire.co.uk

Phone: 01236 604808

Mobile: 07806497562

The living well with Dementia Café has now been up and running since August 2011 and regularly gets up to 50 people attending. It is aimed at those with dementia as well as those with memory concerns. It provides an informal and relaxed environment where people who have a diagnosis of dementia, as well as those worried about their memory, their carers, and informal care givers, can ask questions and get information and advice from health professionals about any memory issues they may have.

We want to reduce the stigma of a dementia diagnosis and give those with dementia – and other memory problems – their families, and informal carers, a place where they can gather, share their experiences and get some practical support in a friendly setting. Visitors will be able to pop into the cafe at their leisure and speak informally to a wide range of professionals and discuss all aspects of memory problems and get signposted to relevant services.

The cafe is open from 1pm to 4pm in Motherwell Football Club’s Centenary Suite on the first Friday of every month.

Contact Information:

Organisation: Dementia Cafe

Address: Centenary Suite, Motherwell Football Club, Fir Park Stadium, Firpark Street, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, ML1 2QN

Email: DementiaCafe.Motherwell@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Phone: 01698 269649

Dementia Circle finds, tests and shares products and digital solutions in order to help families live well with dementia.

Products are tested by families with a person with a diagnosis of dementia and feedback is shared on the website so people can make better decisions on what they may find useful. All the reviews come from testers so the reviews given are of good quality and can be trusted.

To find out more, please visit the website: https://www.alzscot.org/living-with-dementia/staying-independent/useful-products/reviews-from-dementia-circle-testers or contact the 24 hours helpline: 0808 808 3000

A disabled persons railcard can get 1/3 off adult rail fares for travel on the National Rail network in Great Britain.

If you're travelling with another adult they will also get 1/3 off their rail fare, so you can save money for a friend or family member too!

There are no time restrictions on the Disabled Persons Railcard, so you can use it to get a discount on tickets at any time of the day.

For more information visit: www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk/

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, you can seek help and support at:

Rape Crisis National Helpline - 08088 01 03 02

Domestic Abuse Helpline - 0800 027 1234

Men's Advice Line (for men experiencing domestic abuse) - 0808 801 0327

Respect Phone Line (help for people who are abusing their partners) - 0808 802 4040

Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre - 01698 527003

Aura - 01698 757667

Shakti Women’s Aid – 0131 475 2399

Amina, The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre – 0808 801 030

Women's Aid:

Monklands Women’s Aid – 01236 432061

Motherwell and District Women’s Aid – 01698 321000

North Lanarkshire Women’s Aid – 01236 730992