D/deaf, deafblind and hard-of-hearing people can contact police, ambulance, fire rescue or coastguard by text 999!
First you need to register your mobile…
- STEP 1. Text ‘REGISTER’ now on your mobile and send it to 999
- STEP 2. Then after you get a text back (Terms & Conditions) – you text back ‘YES’.
Then you are ready!
In emergency only, please text the 3Ws:
- Which emergency service? (Police, Ambulance, Fire or Coastguard)
- What’s wrong?
- Where? Address, place, road etc.
Important – if you got a new mobile, please register again on your new mobile!
A person can call 999 and either press 55 or tap the handset twice, the call handler recognises that the person is in a scary situation and dispatches the police.
Please following this link: https://www.deaflink.org.uk/bsl/services/information/999-phone-registration
