Kathleen and Paul were invited to construction giant Willmott Dixon to discuss how to make the workplace inclusive for Deaf colleagues and customers. It was the perfect opportunity for Paul to share stories of his days working on building sites when there was no Access to Work budget for interpreters. He explained the challenges he […]
Next week is National Inclusion Week – a time when businesses focus on what they need to do to make their work environment inclusive for everyone. Deaf Awareness is a key area where many companies are realising they need staff training in order to be inclusive and accessible for Deaf colleagues and customers. A busy […]
It was a privilege to be contacted by the Director of Deaf Education at the Deaf Federation of South Africa. She had read about Dot’s Deaf Awareness and BSL training sessions with GP surgery staff in Surrey. They think it is a wonderful initiative and are pleased to see that it has been well received. As […]
Great to be invited to Specsavers in Basingstoke to run a staff training session to boost Deaf Awareness. The whole team was keen to make the store accessible and welcoming to all deaf customers, particularly in order to be able to discuss their Hear Care audiology services. Lisa lead the session in British Sign Language, […]
“BSL Level 3 has changed my life. I am now working as a full time teaching assistant at a bilingual BSL school, working with five deaf children… I owe my teacher, at Dot, a lot, she was incredibly patient. I would not have got this far without her.” — Hannah Knell Thank you Hannah. It […]
Dot Sign Language can’t wait to be part of the Dive In Festival. We have been invited to present at this Global event by Lloyds of London. We will teach a session on making the workplace accessible to Deaf colleagues and customers. These events are for Insurance companies in The City in London, and worldwide […]
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt used British Sign Language (BSL) in Parliament recently. It was the first time a Government Minister had signed on the front bench – a truly historic moment. Proud I was very proud to teach Penny sign language as well as MPs and staff from The Department for International Development (DFID). […]
In recognition of all your hard studying, we are welcoming all our students who have taken BSL courses with us this year to our Graduation BBQ. Prospective and past students are very welcome to join us too! The date is Friday September 7th at 7pm in Send. Contact us to let us know you are […]
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt used BSL in Parliament as she announced a global disability conference which will take place in London later this month. Dot Sign Language are extremely proud that Kathleen Grehan worked with Penny Mordaunt teaching her sign language. This is in addition to a group of staff from DFID (Department For International […]
Following four extremely successful training sessions with the practice staff from Surrey Heath, Dot Sign Language was very happy to write and article for Out News Global. We hope more Clinical Commissioning Groups will follow Surrey Heath’s example. Contact us to find out about bespoke workplace training. Deaf LGBT people are avoiding visiting their GPs
