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At Donaldson's we run courses for adults in British Sign Language (BSL) and Deaf Awareness.
British Sign Language (BSL)
 British Sign Language is the visual, cultural sign language of the Deaf community in the UK. British Sign Language has its own grammar which uses facial expressions, hand shapes, lip pattern and upper body movements to convey meaning in a spatial area.
At Donaldson's we run a number of courses in BSL, at a variety of levels, all courses result in CACDP BSL qualifications. We are already runnning classes for the 2007-8 term but hope to launch a new series of classes commencing in August/September 2008. If you are interested in taking a BSL Course at any level at Donaldson's or need to know more about the courses offered please contact our Head Teacher Mary O'Brien via email by clicking here or telephoning 01506 841 900.
For more information on Council For The Advancement of Communication With Deaf People (CACDP) please visit www.cacdp.org.uk.
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Deaf Awareness
With the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act, all organisations must now make reasonable adjustments to ensure that Deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people have the same access to services and information as hearing people.
At Donaldson's we can offer individuals and/or companies full Deaf Awareness Training. Donaldson’s deaf awareness tutors can arrange specific training in Deaf Awareness and Communication Tactics to match the needs of the individuals or companies.
Training courses can be arranged, from a 2 hour taster course to a full 2 day training event. Areas covered in our deaf awareness training include:
- Statistics
- Deaf Culture
- Deaf Community
- Cause of deafness
- Types of deafness
- Communication Tactics
- Human aids to communication
- Technical aids to communication
- Lip reading
- Finger spelling
- Terminology
- Local and National organisations for deaf people.
- Disability Discrimination Act.
Our deaf awareness tutors are trained and registered with the Council For The Advancement of Communication With Deaf People (CACDP).
For more information on how to book Deaf Awareness training please contact info@donaldsons.org.uk or telephone 01506 841 900.
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