Whether sensory loss means loss of sight, hearing or the ability to communicate clearly the results can be the same: a sense of isololation and loss. This section lists organisations working to help people deal with these feelings and find practical ways to carry on their lives, in spite of their disabilities.

Aphasia Handbook
Information and resource book for people who have aphasia following stroke or head injury.

Braille Transcription Service
Experienced braillist and proofreader offering a transcription service and printing to Braille.

British Deaf Association
The UK’s largest national organisation run by deaf people, for deaf people.

Community Stroke Team (CST) (Primary Care Trust)
Early discharge team for patients who have had a stroke and who will require further rehabilitation at home.

Connect - The Communication Disability Network
Supports people living with communication disability.

Deaf Centre Swindon
For people who are profoundly deaf or have a hearing loss.

Different Strokes
National charity set up by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors.

Head Injury Re-education (HIRE)
Dedicated to helping people who face difficulties in learning as a result of acquired brain injury.

Hearing Team (Swindon Borough Council)
The team can provide rehabilitation and equipment for people with a hearing loss to help them in their own homes.

Leonard Cheshire
Works with disabled people, helping them to live independently.

Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB)
Offers information and advice on welfare benefits and services for blind and partially blind people.

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)
Largest charity representing deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the UK.

Sight Impairments
Local and national organisations for people with sight problems.

Speech and Language Therapy Service (SALT) (Primary Care Trust)
For any adult who has acquired a communication and/or swallowing difficulty.

Stroke Association – Aphasia Support
Provides the opportunity for stroke patients with speech problems to extend therapy practice and rehabilitate their social skills.

Stroke Centre Thamesdown
Social group which helps to rebuild confidence after stroke and offers a break to carers.

Swindon and District Hard of Hearing Club
Support group for people with a hearing difficulty, their families and friends.

Swindon Stroke Support Group
Aims to further the abilities of people who have had a stroke and help them to socialise as they did previously.

Talking Newspaper Association for the Blind (STAN)
Weekly Swindon & District Talking Newspaper (STAN).

Vision Team (Swindon Borough Council)
Provides rehabilitation and equipment for people with a visual impairment.

Wiltshire Blind Association
Offers information, support, resources and social opportunities.

Wroughton Social Stroke Club
A club for those affected by a stroke - either directly or indirectly.