A keen swimmer herself – Kathleen is going to the Spectrum on Sunday to teach a BSL training session to the Guildford City Swimming Club instructors. The club values Teamwork, Performance and Character and teaches all abilities from beginner swimmers through to International competition level. Thank you to Janette Smith – GCSC Administrator and HR Manager […]
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/B8SKSHP Surrey Heartlands Clinical Commissioning Groups (who oversee many of the GP practices in Surrey) are going to introduce new interpretation and translation services including British Sign Language. One of our Dot team attended an information gathering meeting, but as there were no Deaf representatives there it was clear that the Deaf Community MUST be […]
The Lighthouse Specialist Centre for Deaf Children have a vacancy for a Learning Support Assistant. They will consider applicants with BSL Level 2 or BSL Level 1, if you are working towards Level 2. This is a wonderful opportunity to utilise your signing skills supporting Deaf children in a great team. Click: Lighthouse Vacancy March 2019 for […]
It is vitally important that anyone working in the insurance industry is aware of the needs of Deaf customers, and that they know some basic BSL in order to communicate with them. That is why Kathleen was delighted to be invited to teach a session to members of the Local Insurance Institute Committee for Sussex. […]
Dot Sign Language were asked to return to The Royal Grammar School to teach BSL as part of their annual day of cultural activities. Lisa Duncan and Pauline Sinclair, both Deaf BSL users, taught sessions in sign language so the boys could immerse themselves in the language. They were interpreted into English. In four interactive […]
Last Tuesday was an excellent training day at Bocketts Farm, near Leatherhead. Kathleen Grehan, Director of Dot Sign Language, taught two sessions to the staff. They realise the importance of being able to communicate with Deaf visitors, and explained that they have lots of Deaf children visiting with their families and also school groups. […]
Kathleen and team are looking forward to visiting Bocketts Farm near Leatherhead next week. With a large number of Deaf children and their parents visiting, the staff are very keen to learn BSL signs and phrases to enable them to welcome and chat with their Deaf guests. Not only has it been a lot of […]
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the main prosecuting authority in England and Wales. It works in partnership with all agencies in the criminal justice system. Although independent of the police, they work especially closely with them. It is vital that their services are accessible to everyone, so we were delighted when Ketan Davé – […]
Kathleen Grehan was interviewed by DJ Tim Mitchell on Brooklands Radio. Click here to read a written transcript of the interview. The podcast can be listened to below…… https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/podcasts/DotSignLanguage2019-02-16.mp3
This morning Kathleen Grehan, Director of Dot Sign Language, was interviewed on Brooklands Radio by DJ Tim Mitchell. Reaching audiences throughout Surrey, the show will be aired this Saturday afternoon between 3 and 6pm. It will be possible to listen either live or after this date via the Brooklands Radio website. https://www.brooklandsradio.co.uk/ Kathleen was keen to […]
