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Carer centres and services Hearing Dogs For Deaf People

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About

Nearly nine million of the UK population experience some degree of hearing loss. That's one person in every seven. Over 650,000 of these people could benefit from a hearing dog.

We train dogs to respond to specific sounds which hearing people often take for granted, such as the alarm clock, doorbell, baby cry, telephone and smoke alarm.

Instead of barking, the dogs alert the deaf person by touch, using a paw to gain attention and then lead them back to the sound source. For sounds such as the smoke alarm and fire alarm, the dogs will lie down to indicate danger.

Opening times

9am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Access

Disability access and loop systems

Catchment area

This is a national helpline

Target group

  • Severely and profoundly deaf people
  • their families
  • carers
  • health specialists, etc

Referral method

Self-referral or through family member or specialist / carer

This information was supplied by Serco Global Services on 1 April 2025.