It was with great sadness that Dot Sign Language learned of the death of Dr Terry Riley OBE. Terry worked for the British Deaf Association (BDA) for over 50 years, in the position of Chair from 2008-2018. He was also a board member of the World Federation of the Deaf. At the WFD Congress this […]
We were delighted to appear on BBC Sussex and Surrey’s Lewis Mason’s show last week to talk about the work we do at Dot Sign Language. Jan (with input from Director of Dot Sign Language Kathleen Grehan) talked about how learning sign language is becoming more popular in this country. Jan said that more organisations […]
If you haven’t listened to this yet, it is definitely worth half an hour of your time! Stephen Fry examines the linguistics, history and culture of British Sign Language. The programme includes interviews with Professor Bencie Woll and Dr Kate Rowley from UCL, and Dr Adam Schembri from The University of Birmingham. (Dot Sign Language […]
Incredible News from Chloe’s and Sophie’s Special Ears Fund (CSSEF)… From CSSEF: “We are delighted to share that we have funding available for 10 teachers to learn British Sign Language Level 1, including with Dot Sign Language starting from September 2019. “We want teachers who want to make a difference to deaf children in their education. Teachers […]
This morning Dot Sign Language teacher Paul Dench taught the first of three British Sign Language sessions at Disability Initiative in Camberley. Disability Initiative is a charity that specialises in the provision of services to adults with complex physical disabilities and acquired brain injury. They specialise in providing care and rehabilitation to individuals through a variety […]
Thank you Ardingly Prep School for inviting us to teach the Year 6 students BSL as part of their series of ‘New Skills Days.’ These sessions were to promote and support the school motto “Shaping my World”. The school recognise that BSL is an important skill for fully inclusive communication, and the teachers want to […]
Tamara has been with Dot Sign Language all week on a work experience placement. Growing up with Deaf parents who are both BSL users, Tamara is a fluent signer. She has taken BSL Levels 1 and 2 with Dot, and last year challenged herself to Level 3. This required her to study BSL linguistics as […]
Hello, my name Tamara. I’m currently doing a week of work experience with DOT Sign Language. The reason I’m so interested in BSL is because both my parents are deaf. I’ve grown up in the deaf community and have many deaf or hard-of-hearing friends. As a CODA (child of deaf adults) I have many responsibilities […]
Following her five-star solo show WHITE, Koko Brown now brings the world premiere of GREY, the second instalment of her Colour Trilogy, to Ovalhouse this summer. This autobiographical new show candidly explores depression and challenges the taboos which so often obscure black women’s mental health. But, this is not a production about suffering from depression, […]
Kathleen has taught BSL as an option for the Global Graduate Award in Languages, as well as a BSL evening course at the University of Surrey for several years now. For this reason she was delighted to be asked by the People, Culture and Inclusion Manager to teach a Deaf Awareness and BSL session for […]
