south west

01935 415880 (telephone)
01935 415880 (fax)

south.west@deafplus.org

Adult Social Care Team Office,

Old Kelways, Somerton Road,
Langport, Somerset,
TA10 9YE.

Staff

Arthur Moughton	Information Officer
Kate Harwood	Information Officer
Annie Bell	Communications Group Worker
Linda Horner	Communications Group Worker

Our Mobile Advisory Service covers the South West of England as well.

For more information on the MAS and to download a schedule of visits over the next few months, please go to the MAS page which can be reached by clicking on the MAS button on your left.

The MAS reaches out to people in the community throughout Somerset, including the more inaccessible and rural parts of the county, this service provides:

• free advice and information
• one-to-one support
• demonstrations of telecomms and other specialist equipment
• basic maintenance of NHS hearing aids

The service does not provide hearing assessments.

For full details of upcoming venues please see our Mobile Advisory Service page or contact Kate Harwood or Arthur Moughton (contact details shown above). Also you can download a document showing where the MAS will be vising over the next few months by clicking the MAS button on your left.

Lipreading and Communication Skills training

Supported by Somerset County Council, deafPLUS runs 9 communication skills support groups at various locations across the county. The groups provide participants with the opportunity to meet people living in their area, experiencing similar issues and problems as they are ensuring a supportive environment in which to make new friendships, build on lip reading skills and learn something new!

At each meeting, a qualified lip reading tutor provides the group with some structured support to improve lip reading skills and the remainder of the meeting is taken up by group discussion on a hearing-related topic or a visiting speaker.

There is also, of course, an opportunity to relax and chat in an informal atmosphere as well as plan future topics, speakers or events.  For further information, please contact our Communication Skills Support Workers, Annie Bell and Janet Thomas via the South office in Farnborough.