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Hi all, hoping that you are really well. I undertook a BSL course around 25 years ago. I now have a little boy who requires us to sign to help him with his day to day life. It's surprising how much is coming back to me and how much I enjoy it!. Hoping that today is a good day for you :)

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It's great that you're going BSL, I'm sure you'll find friends with it. I haven't had any real conversations in sign language, I only picked ISL because it looked fun. I do hope to finish the last class in the next month. Thank you for the encouragement. I actually find Braille more testable since those I know aren't too interested in sign. Braille is quite fun now with the different English and universal ones to learn, grade 1, 2, 3, UEB, math, and music. It's nice to read dual texts, where print is on one side and Braille is on the other.

Hey! What a lovely email to receive:)Thank you. I did do a short course in NZSL but it is obviously very similar to Auslan so I thought BSL users are a much larger community so went that way instead! I would encourage you to learn more ISL ( perhaps assuming wrongly you mean Irish Sign Language?) such a wonderful skill to have signed languages. Thanks for contacting me:). Emma.

My name is Mary and I am based in Nottingham. Working in the healthcare means i interact with people with hearing impairment and so learning BSL will help me to effectively communicate with people within the Deaf community.

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Hope you achieved it. Làmh and Makaton are basically the same thing, but why not just stick to ISL/BSL? There's so many signs to learn over time, why complicate it? However. Làmh at least does have an app of games to learn Làmh called Làmh Time with a video dictionary of over a 100 signs. Also, Vimeo has 2 DVDs copied that are songs using Làmh for learning Làmh. It's not the same, and it would give you a basis of Irish Sign Language, but I think from a cost point of view, Làmh is more accessible. Besides, it might even give you an excuse to learn British Sign Language and Irish Sign Language which would increase potential people you could talk to.

Well, if the numbers are to be believed, learning BSL to fluent adds 150 thousand possible friends. It's amazing that BSL, ISL, Làmh, and Makaton are all so close to each other geographically.

That's thoughtful. What a nice reason to learn!

My name on this forum is evertale. It's a video game of no importance. Since the pandemic, I eventually stopped believing friends were going to happen on my efforts, but that didn't stop me from learning new things. The sister website of this forum is the one I signed up for so I could at least learn enough BSL to reduce dependence on subtitles in BSL TV shows. The sign language I might know is ISL, mostly due to there is only one ISL class I haven't finished that isn't live. I have never had a mutual conversation with anyone in sign language. Some day, though. You just keep working at it until it happens. That's how life is.

Wow. An AusLan speaker aiming for BSL, that's one step away from BANZL. That's amazing. I wish you fantastic success. I learned some ISL... well, I'm not sure what some is, their website is running out of classes for me. Congratulations on that Diploma.

That's very kind, thank you.

The sort of hearing where if they have just the right type of voice you're listening for words to piece together an idea of what the conversation was probably about?

Hi all, I just want to say that I have just completed "Introducing British Sign Language". If anyone is new to the online course, don't give up! DJ.

I always fancied learning basic sign language but never got around to it. I am deaf in one ear but it doesn't affect me too much. I have other disability issues so understand how not being catered for in every day situations is frustrating and not acceptable. Learning a bit of sign I hope one day if it's needed I might be able to help someone out.

Hi, I'm Gill, 56 & living in Manchester. Signed up to the beginner sign language course and one of the lessons was to register & introduce myself so here I am. I've always fancied learning basic sign language and now is the time. Loving it so far. Thanks x

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Perhaps, it would be a better place if everyone learnt just the basics #justsayin

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Hi, I've been interested in BSL for a while and am learning it as part of my Trefoil Voyage award.

Hello everyone, We are The Motor Company pps ltd, based in Leicester. We are a MOT, Service and repairs garage in Leicester for all your vehicle needs. I currently work here, I am a CODA myself, I just wanted to reach out to let people know I can sign and I am happy to help with any needs via whatsapp or email and in person. I know it can be daunting trying to book an appointment for your vehicle and/or explain your vehicle issues with people who cannot sign...that's where we can help as a garage as I can fully communicate and re assure you with any problems, queries or booking in. Thank you 🙂

I am Cassie, I am interested in BSL as I feel its more useful. I know basic makaton and completed intro course to BSL. I feel sign language or makaton is more important than "modern foreign language" (especially in the case of makaton) as it is more likely students are going to come across hard of hearing/those with difficulty communicating than the chance of going abroad. Bare in mind I am learning French too as me and my friend go to Disneyland Paris once a year, but they mostly speak english too

Does anyone know of a place that has videos of people doing basic conversational BSL to practice watching and understanding sentences. I have just re-done the BSL introductory course on british-sign and want to continue practicing

After getting the opportunity to start learning SASL when I was a Scouter in South Africa, I was keen once we moved to the UK to learn BSL. Once I came across the BSL course it was a no-brainer! I am currently unemployed and bust getting all my ducks in a row to start a career in the Care industry and while sitting waiting for my DBS to come through, I am trying to learn as much as possible from Dementia Awareness to of course BSL. Honestly I have no one in the deaf community that I know but feel that the barrier between our two communities can only come down when we as part of the hearing community take the time to learn to communicate in BSL and embrace the fact that our only difference exists in how we communicate. I really hope that through this course and now this forum, I can meet like-minded people and get the opportunity to learn more and make use of what I am learning!

Hello! I have been living in the UK for 1 year. Prior to that I was born and raised in Johannesburg South Africa. I was involved with Scouts, and ran 1st Kibler Park Sea Scouts as their troop scouter. Through scouts I was given the opportunity to start learning SASL. I didn't get very far but have now embraced the opportunity to learn BSL instead. I am excited to be able to engage with a community that doesn't get enough support from the hearing community. In addition I am starting to work as a carer and feel that any opportunity to learn and be able to help people that need support from any and all communities is vital.