Author: soswdbmagic1

Author: soswdbmagic1

Proud mother tells of success
8th September 2011 Our Work soswdbmagic1

Jemma Caffrey attended the BSL Level 1 course for families of deaf children. Jemma attended the course because she felt being a parent of a hearing impaired child she needed to gain the best skills she could to ensure that her son Alfie could be part of both hearing and deaf social groups. Jemma successfully

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Boris Johnson hails South Bank festival for deaf and disabled artists
6th September 2011 BSL News soswdbmagic1

  Boris Johnson hailed London’s annual festival for Deaf and disabled artists which came the South Bank for the first ever time at the weekend, to read more about the festival click the link below: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23982912-boris-johnson-hails-south-bank-festival-for-deaf-and-disabled-artists.do

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Sign language music videos, new trend?
5th September 2011 BSL News soswdbmagic1

20 year old singer/song writer Ed Sheeran, rising star, recently released a music video “you need me” and instead of having a typical video, Ed wanted something different that had never been done before so decided that his music video would consist of mainly sign language.  The video features 17 year old actor Mathew Morgan

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New cinema technology
1st September 2011 BSL News soswdbmagic1

Viewing movies in the cinema has been a problem for many deaf and hard of hearing people. This is because cinemas only offer a few subtitled screenings during the week at unsociable times and often experience technical problems. However Sony is now in the process of creating a solution for this which could soon available

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GCSE BSL!
18th August 2011 BSL News soswdbmagic1

The School of Sign Language has provided a British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE equivalent qualification in schools for the past three years. The awarding body of BSL, Signature is in the process of creating an actual GCSE in BSL. Signature aims to pilot the GCSE in late 2012 and is looking for evidence of support

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Special children’s day at London Zoo
18th August 2011 BSL News soswdbmagic1

Read all the information on the special children’s day here: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23978996-zsl-london-zoo-hosts-special-childrens-day.do

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Hospital staff learn BSL
17th August 2011 Our Work soswdbmagic1

We are currently providing a 20 week, level 1 course in British Sign Language for staff at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital. This is some of the feedback we have received from few of the students: Denise Dougherty –“This has been one of the most enjoyable and beneficial courses I have ever done. It has

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Celebrities learn Sign Language!
8th August 2011 BSL News soswdbmagic1

The Beckhams are learning sign language Read more: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/celebrities/The-Beckhams-learn-sign-language Eva Longoria: “I’ve learnt Sign Language” Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a323909/eva-longoria-ive-learnt-sign-language.html Miley Cyrus is learning Sign Language after being unable to communicate with a Deaf fan Read more: http://www.showbizspy.com/article/203669/miley-cyrus-learning-sign-language.html     Lady Gaga learning Sign Language Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3619948/Lady-GaGa-learning-sign-language-for-deaf-fans.html     Hollyoaks’ Rachel Shenton: “How Dad’s deafness inspired me to

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Families learn BSL for free!
8th August 2011 Our Work soswdbmagic1

  There is limited affordable provision for deaf children and their families to learn British Sign Language within the Lancashire area. Therefore, School of Sign Language set up a BSL level 1 course at Wensley Fold Children’s Centre on a Wednesday evening. This course was provided free to deaf families and 25 people attended. The

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BSL and Deaf Awareness day!
8th August 2011 Our Work soswdbmagic1

This one day BSL and Deaf Awareness course is a unique opportunity for the public to gain an insight into Deaf awareness and acquire signing skills. These signing skills can be used to break down the communication barrier between the hearing and deaf community. The course is in a prime location as it is based

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