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RECOMMENDED - We would advise that you arrange a Fire Safety Check
If you would like to request a free fire safety check, please contact the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service using the information below.
Contact information
Website: Fire Scotland
Phone: 0800 0731 999
Text: 61611
If you say that you are calling to request a fire safety check they will arrange this for you. The length of time that you wait for this service will depend on the demand that the Fire Service have at the time.
There is no charge made for this service at the current time and they will fit smoke alarms free of charge where required.
Fife Community Alarms and Telecare service may also be able to offer you further advice regarding your fire safety. To get in touch, please phone on 01383 441177.
Local help for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind people
Fife Deaf Communication Service is a service that provides a range of specialist services, information and support to those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
To find out more or to get in touch, please use the details below.
Contact information
Website: Fife Direct
Email: swinfo.deafcommunications@fife.gov.uk
Phone: 01383 441177
Address: Fife Deaf Communication Service, 2nd Floor, Town House, 2 Wemyssfield, Kirkcaldy KY1 1XW
Alternatively, you can text the Fife Deaf Communication Service on BT Text Direct: 18001 01383 441177
Local clubs and associations for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind people
Kirkcaldy Hard of Hearing Group provides support and advice for deaf people of all ages, from interpreting services and sign language training to information about hearing aids.
The club also hosts a range of social events, clubs and societies.
To find out more, please get in touch using the details below.
Contact information
Email: jackhoh1@aol.com
Phone: 01592 204 185
Audiology
Local Information - Problems with telephone
From your answers you have indicated that you are having difficulties using your current phone.
More help may be available for you through the Deaf Communications Service who can refer you for a fuller assessment. To get in touch, please call 01383 441177.
Alternatively, you can also contact the Sensory Impairment Centre using the information below.
Contact information
Email: info@fsbinsight.co.uk
Phone: 01592 644979
Address: 13 Wilson Avenue, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5EF
Try before you buy - regarding telephones
Seescape has an extensive range of catalogues, leaflets and information relating to both equipment and national and local community services. They can:
- advise you about specific equipment and services
- send out brochures or information which may be useful to you
- help you find products, information and suppliers.
There is also a limited range of equipment available for demonstration purposes.
Please get in touch using the details below.
Contact information
Website: Seescape
Email: info@seescape.org.uk
Phone: 01592 644979
Address: Fife Sensory Impairment Centre, 13 Wilson Avenue, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5EF
Hearing loss assessment
Seescape provides a high quality service to adults with a sensory loss in sight.
Their aim is to reduce the impact your sensory loss has on your daily life. Rehabilitation workers can help with the following aspects of your life: mobility, daily living, communication.
They can also help those people close to you to understand the implications of your sight loss.
To find out more about the services they provide, please get in touch using the information below.
Contact information
Website: Seescape
Email: info@seescape.org.uk
Phone: 01592 644 979
Address: Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY2 5EF
If your sensory loss is in hearing then the Deaf Communications Service at the Social Work Contact Centre provide help and advice, you can contact them on 01383 441177 for more information.
Local Information - Multiple problems related to hearing loss
From your answers you have indicated that you require help with 4 or more issues.
There may be a better overall solution available to you, so please contact SeeScape, which is a dedicated team of officers who are your first point of contact if you feel you need social care help and support from Fife.
If you'd like to get in touch, please use the details below.
Contact information
Website: SeeScape
Email: info@seescape.com
Phone: 01592 644979
The Deaf Communications Service at the Social Work Contact Centre also provide help and advice. You can contact them by phoning on 01383 441177.
Help and services around the home
At some point in our lives, many of us due to illness, disability or old age will need some form of support with everyday things like getting washed, dressing or cooking a meal. This help is often called social care.
Asking for help is sometimes the hardest thing to do. However, Fife Council provide a range of social care services to suit people's needs. If you'd like to find out more, please click here and search for health and social care.
In addition, Social Care Direct is a dedicated team of officers who are your first point of contact if you feel you need social care help and support from Fife Council. Contact them on 01383 44117, or on their website using the contact social work enquiries online link.
Kingdom Housing provides a handypersons service that undertakes small scale jobs for residents of Fife who are one of the following:
- over 60
- disabled
- a victim of crime
- at high risk of falling
- who are vulnerable in any other way
- have no-one else who can do the task for them
To find out if you are eligible for the service, please contact Kingdom Housing Care using the information below.
Contact information
Phone: 01592 632592
Email: careandrepair@kingdomhousing.co.uk
Local Information - Access to Work
Fife Sensory Impairment Centre provides help, information and advice for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deaf/blind people. To find out more, please get in touch using the details below.
Contact information
Website: SeeScape
Email: info@seescape.com
Phone: 01592 644979
Support and advice is available to those with a disability regarding returning to or getting into employment. For more information, please visit Supported Employment Fife by clicking here and searching for hearing impairment.
On Your Doorstep also provides information on the services available surrounding employment in the area. if you'd like to find out more, please visit their website by following the link here.
Equipment Services have an extensive range of catalogues, leaflets and information relating to equipment. They can:
- advise you about specific equipment and services
- send out brochures or information which may be useful to you
- help you find products, information and suppliers
There is also a limited range of equipment available for demonstration purposes.
For more information, please contact the following companies.
Contact information
Website: Scot Mobility UK Ltd
Phone: 01383 739287
Address: Unit 8, Dewar House, Enterprise Way, Dunfermline Fife, KY11 8PY
Website: Fairprice Mobility
Phone: 01592 652244
Address: 9, Mitchelston Industrail Estate, Carberry Pl, Kirkcaldy, KY1 3NQ
