Kathleen and Paul recently taught a 10 week British Sign Language course for a group at AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians,) which started at their London headquarters and was completed via Zoom. Their staff are extremely keen to learn BSL because one of their team is Deaf and a BSL user. We were delighted when AAT […]
We wanted to share this with you. Universal Credit claimants can now access British Sign Language interpreters as part of a free video relay service. The service can be used to help make a new claim or for those already claiming Universal Credit. You can see more here
It’s been really encouraging to see more people especially during this lockdown period interested in learning British Sign Language (BSL). It does make a big difference when someone can sign (even just a few basic gestures). If you’re coming across BSL for the first time, here’s a bit about it. BSL is the language used […]
You might already be aware of Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS.) We were contacted by OptiLingo and sent this article written by founder Jonty Yashima: What You Need to Know About TPRS (And How to Use It Effectively) We think it is interesting reading for anyone learning BSL. There are clear parallels between TPRS explained in the […]
This afternoon Dot teachers Kathleen and Paul taught the first BSL session in a course for BFI (British Film Institute.) The lockdown hasn’t stopped us as teacher, interpreter and students all ‘met up’ on Zoom.
The Dot Sign Language team have all been working hard the past few weeks to teach our BSL courses and Deaf Awareness training sessions via Zoom. It is proving to be very successful and we thank everyone for being flexible and adapting. Through feedback from teachers, students, interpreters and communication support workers we have compiled the following […]
Our next BSL taster session via Zoom will be on Monday May 4th, 10.00 – 11.00am. This is a chance to learn British Sign Language in your own home. When you book a place on the session you will be emailed a link which you will click at the start of the session and be […]
Because we doubt we will be able to meet in person, Kathleen Grehan – Director of Dot Sign Language, will invite you to a Zoom meeting to explain the aim, content and assessment methods of the September 2020 course you are interested in. It is also an opportunity for you to ask questions and decide if the […]
The British Film Institute is a film and charitable organisation which promotes and preserves filmmaking and television in the United Kingdom, and encourage access to and appreciation of a wide range of film. We at Dot Sign Language were delighted when they asked us to teach a group of their staff BSL. They recognise the importance of […]
We are very pleased to be able to keep teaching our group of students at The Association of Accounting Technicians. They were making such great progress, and are all so keen to learn in order to communicate with their Deaf colleague that we wanted to find a way to carry on teaching. Thankfully this has been […]
