Environmental Aids

If you are having difficulties hearing the doorbell, louder bells or visual alerts are an option.

We are able to adapt existing telephones by increasing the volume of the ringer or fitting flashing lights. If conversations on the telephone are causing anxiety, in most cases an amplifier can be fitted increasing the caller's voice enabling you to hear more clearly.

Standard smoke alarms are often heard whilst we're awake or wearing hearing aids but would you be able to hear one if you were asleep or not wearing your aid? We could, in these circumstances, provide a vibrating smoke alarm with additional visual alerts if needed.

You may find you no longer enjoy watching the television. Either the words are distorted or other family members tell you it is too loud. In most cases, a TV aid will solve this problem.

For work or to create independence in older children, you may have need for an extra loud or vibrating alarm clock.

Many Deaf parents worry they wont be able to hear their babies and small children cry, there is equipment available to alert you to their needs.

If you feel we could be of assistance with any of the above mentioned and you are a resident of Liverpool City Council or Wirral Borough Council, then please get in touch with us for an initial assessment.

For more information, contact us via email:

Liverpool - Administration

Wirral - Administration

Our Team:

We now have equipment duty times for people to come in and talk to a Technical Officer about their equipment concerns.  They will be able to offer advice about equipment, provide simple repairs and take referrals.  The days and times for duty are below:

Wirral duty times:

Liverpool duty times:

The Environmental Aids department is working with the Disabled Living Centre, to provide equipment and advice.  There are a list of Open Days being held at the Disabled Living Centre through 2009, for people to receive information about equipment.  A list of dates of events and more information is available here.  One of our Technical Officers will be attending the following Open Days:

For more information, contact Lifehouse:

Liverpool Disabled Living Centre

Lifehouse, Summers Road,

Brunswick Business Park,

Liverpool

L3 4BL

Tel: 0151 296 7733

Fax: 0151 296 7743

Email: disabled.living.centre@liverpool.gov.uk.

Web: www.liverpoollifehouse.org.uk

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