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 […]
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). […]
On Wednesday we held the first of four Deaf Awareness and BSL training sessions with a group of 14 GPs receptionists and nurses in Camberley. Wonderful how committed the practices are to learn sign language and communicate with their deaf patients. Attendees said: Most useful was “Awareness of being Deaf and how to communicate with those […]
We were thrilled when SCOR – The Global Risk Management company asked Dot to be part of their Global Diversity week. As it is also Deaf Awareness Week what better time for us to teach a British Sign Language session to twenty people at their London Office. Kathleen and Paul discussed Deaf […]
Next week is a very important week in our calendar. Deaf Awareness Week runs from May 14th – 20th, and is an opportunity for all of us who are connected to the Deaf World to make as many people as possible aware of Deaf issues. At Dot, every week is packed full of teaching BSL […]
Always the Sun returned to Stoke Park and brought a festival promising to champion the wealth of creativity on our doorstep. From music stages hosting the best in breakthrough artists, alternative folk acts, drama workshops and a myriad of street food stands; there was something for everyone. The Imaginarium area was tantalisingly described as a […]
Dot’s Summer program includes new intensive, short courses in BSL Level 1. These courses will enable students to become fully immersed in the language, to meet new friends and really get to grips with BSL . Students can choose to study the Level 1 over ten weeks or even as quickly as 4 weeks! Courses […]
Every year the BSL awarding body, Signature, publishes an Annual Statistics Report which tells us how many students have tried the BSL exams and what percentage of the students have passed those exams. We have just received the report for 2014-2015. At Dot we keep records of our students results so we can compare our […]
The British Sign Language (BSL) Bill has just been unanimously passed by MPs in the Scottish Parliament. This Bill aims to increase awareness of BSL and its use, in the delivery of services. It will be submitted for Royal Assent in 4 weeks and then become an Act of the Scottish Parliament. So what does […]
Dot received a grant from the European Social Fund (ESF) to enable 10 unemployed men and women the opportunity to study BSL Level 3 free of charge over a six month period. The students were of all ages, Deaf and hearing, from all walks of life. The course was very intensive, consisting of up to […]
