Learn about Deaf Awareness & an Introduction to British Sign Language
To celebrate Deaf Awareness Week 2020, Liam and Abdi paid a visit to The Staying Inn to run a workshop on deaf awareness and British Sign Language.
Liam O’Dell is a Deaf journalist, theatre critic & campaigner. He gave us some top tips about communicating with Deaf & Hard of Hearing folk in an inclusive way, as well as chatting to us about his important campaigning work raising awareness of inaccessible social media.
Abdi Gas is a Deaf BSL user and teacher. Abdi provided a basic introduction to British Sign Language, including how to greet someone, how to say your name & a few brief conversation topics.
If you want to learn more about BSL and sign up to a course Abdi recommends Deaf Unity
If you missed the session or want to watch again it is now available on The Staying Inn channel on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-D3YcNb4_k
At The Staying Inn we make every effort to ensure our events are inclusive. As some of you will have noticed we have the support of some excellent British Sign Language interpreters at a lot of our sessions!
So that all our Deaf & Hard of Hearing patrons feel welcomed we’re running a Deaf Awareness & BSL Introduction!
The fantastic Liam O’Dell is a Deaf journalist, theatre critic & campaigner. He will be giving us some top tips about communicating with Deaf & Hard of Hearing folk in an inclusive way, as well as chatting to us about his important campaigning work raising awareness of inaccessible social media.
Abdi Gas is a Deaf BSL user and teacher. Abdi will be providing a basic introduction to British Sign Language, including how to greet someone, how to say your name & a few brief conversation topics. If you want to learn more about BSL and sign up to a course Abdi recommends Deaf Unity
There is a little bit of homework for this session, you’ll need to familiarise yourself with the British Sign Language Alphabet
Check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkTeqA4kwUQ
So join us to learn a new skill during lockdown and find out how you can be a more inclusive communicator with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people.
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