Your Legal Rights

Access Free Legal Advice for Deaf, Deafblind and Hard-of-Hearing Women

We can support you with legal advice about:

Housing & Money

  • Secure or keep your home
  • Maximise income through benefits
  • Deal with rent arrears or housing debts

Family law

  • Explore debt options
  • Negotiate repayment plans
  • Write off debts via bankruptcy, IVA, or Debt Relief Orders
  • Check if a debt is yours

Family & Safety

  • Advice for domestic abuse
  • Rights on children, finances, maintenance, and assets

Work & Discrimination

  • Employment rights
  • Discrimination issues, including lack of BSL interpreters

Care Act Support

  • Request a Care Act assessment
  • Know your care rights, including Direct Payments
  • Support if care or payments are reduced

All sessions are fully accessible, with bilingual staff, BSL interpreters and captioners available.

Contact

Becky Daykin
Advocacy Manager
Advocacy@deafinitelywomen.org.uk
Text or Video WhatsApp:
07579 809 766

Telephone:
01773 828233

Text Relay:
18001 01773 828233

“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop and would love to have more opportunities to create, learn new craft skills, other subjects and advanced levels as the options for myself as a deafblind person is very far and few. Just having that chance has been great as it has made a difference to my mental health”

“Thank you for arranging these wonderful events. It means I am able to feel part of a large community safely in my home!”

“It was amazing. Great for all of us to build confidence around horses, different sizes. It was emotional for me I feel I have got my life back. I enjoyed it so much that I didn`t want the day to end.”

“I am less anxious being in a group of deaf ladies discussing forums as I know I won’t be judged....people think because I have speech I can’t be severely/ profoundly deaf!.... and can follow the conversation captions and sign language is available. I am therefore more receptive to the information being given.”