Why are you learning BSL?
Why did you decide to learn British Sign Language? Share your BSL story with the community.
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Hi Laurie, i'd be up for another chat next week? Wednesday at 5.30pm? Or Friday anytime in the afternoon? M -
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Hi, my name is Sharon, and I am so excited to be part of this community. In my job, I work with a collegue who is deaf. I have always wanted to learn signing and this has certainly promted me to put this into action. I am looking forward to having conversations with my collegue and also learning when I go wrong and any additional help. Good luck everyone -
By eveangstmann · Posted
BSL is something I have always been interested in learning and I have learned small bits here and there, however I have taken this opportunity during lockdown to do an online course. I am currently studying Occupational Therapy at university and it is clear how important communication is in healthcare. I think that being able to understand and carry out basic signs will be beneficial to me when working as an OT and I have met numerous people (both on placement and in my personal life) who have -
By jadeosullivan · Posted
I've always wanted to learn BSL, as have always found it fascinating - the ability to communicate without speech! I also am regularly reminded of how easily people can become deaf, and I think learning BSL makes the world more inclusive for those born deaf too. I also work with a society in my uni that provides day trips to young adults with disabilities, and some members struggle to communicate verbally. Therefore, I think learning BSL would help them and me, and I could possibly lead on to Mak -
By jadeosullivan · Posted
Hi, I'm Jade and very new to this course! I'm 20 years old and studying at University of Nottingham. I wanted to learn a new skill over quarantine, and also I'm part of a society at uni that provides day trips for disabled children. I wanted to learn BSL to aid my communication with them, before moving on to Makaton too! I think it would benefit both the members and myself. I also have found this more interesting to learn than spoken languages (that I have also been trying, but struggling with m -
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By RuthRobinson · Posted
Hi all, I'm a support worker, and I've been working with the deaf community for a few years - learning BSL along the way (I was about to start my level 3 before lockdown happened) - and now we're in lockdown my caseload has all moved to facetime! Because we took a while to get all our tech sorted out and deal with other crises, I have fallen out of practice and I'm really hoping to build up my fluency again and improve my receptive skills so I can offer better support to my service users -
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Hey Lauren, thank you for getting back to me. Great stuff please e mail me and we can arrange something. [email protected]
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