British Sign Language Classes

A deaf woman has applied for 1,000 jobs in 18 months – and not landed a single one. Kellie Wilson, from Middleton Tyas, North Yorkshire, believes she is being snubbed by would-be employers because of her disability. Every job application she has made since the summer of 2017 has resulted in a series of rejections….

The Mid Ulster Council is piloting a service which will benefit customers who are deaf or are hard of hearing. This service will provide instant access to a Sign Language Interpreter for customers who use British Sign Language (BSL). The service also caters for Irish Sign Language (ISL) users on a request basis​. The link can…

People with hearing loss can feel isolated at work, which prevents them from fulfilling their potential – and can even force them to leave employment altogether. Further read and a digital copy of the guide is at: www.hearinglink.org/news/hearing-loss-news/hearing-loss-employment-guide/

I’m doing a PhD at UCL Institute of Education looking at how sign language interpreting support is provided to Deaf students studying at university, and the experiences of Deaf students and interpreters. The results I’m sharing here are the first part of my study. We all know Deaf students often have a lot of difficulties…

A health trust has apologised to the family of a deaf man who had to tell him he was dying because a hospital did not provide a sign-language interpreter. Further read at: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43507977