It's Deaf Awareness Week...
This week is Deaf Awareness Week (May 6th - 12th), a time to celebrate deaf culture and learn how to be more inclusive towards deaf people in our everyday lives. Many people with deafness experience communication barriers, and a little awareness can go a long way!
Resources to help you become more deaf aware:-
The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) has some fantastic resources available to help you become more deaf aware.
- Learn to fingerspell Watch informative videos here
- Test your knowledge: Take a quick and engaging deaf awareness quiz to see how much you already know and learn something new! Click here
Or Bright BSL have a free app to help you learn basic sign language - find out more here
Our Services are Deaf-Accessible
We outline some practical steps on our website to ensure our services are accessible. Find out more information on our website here
- BSL interpreters- via video or face-to-face
- Subtitles on our customer information videos
Let's celebrate Deaf Awareness Week together!
