Deaf Awareness
Deaf Awareness
Deaf Awareness training is one of our most popular workshops with both corporate clients and individuals. Our bespoke Deaf Awareness training packages are fun and interactive.
For employers, our Deaf Awareness training can help you with making decisions on reasonable adjustments for Deaf employees, as required under the Equality Act 2010. It can also help to facilitate effective communication between Deaf/hard of hearing and hearing employees.
Our training packages are bespoke to each client, and this is something we pride ourselves on. We will develop a training package to meet the specific needs of your organisation
A typical Deaf Awareness workshop covers the following topics:
- What is deafness?
- Coping with communication difficulties
- Basic British Sign Language
- Deaf culture
- Lip-reading
- Tips for effective communication
Whether you have a Deaf employee, and want to facilitate equality of access within the team, or you want to raise the awareness of front of house staff on the communication needs of Deaf customers, we can help.
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Introduction to BSL
Introduction to BSL
Our Introduction to British Sign Language training is another popular workshop we can deliver to either corporate clients or individuals.
For employers, our Introduction to British Sign Language training can help facilitate effective communication within your team between Deaf/hard of hearing and hearing employees or for hearing employees who have customer facing roles and come in to contact with Deaf members of the public.
The Introduction to British Sign Language workshop will cover the following topics:
- What is British Sign Language?
- The differences between BSL and Makaton
- Deaf culture
- Fingerspelling
- Lipreading
Delegates will learn will learn how to fingerspell their name, how to say basic greetings in BSL and how to say basic work-related expressions.
We have over 15 years of experience in delivering BSL courses and workshops and we have worked in a huge variety of settings, including the health sector, law firms and the entertainment industry.
All our workshops are bespoke and are designed according to your specific requirements.