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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Hello everybody, I am from UK, born in Skipton, Yorkshire. I was born profoundly deaf, but because my parents decided to send me to hearing schools, I never learnt BSL. Parents had to take me from one school to another. I was so unhappy in the schools because none of the chldren understood me and I struggled to learn anything from teachers who made no effort to help me understand. It was a lonely experience being in hearing schools in those days. Now, as an elder, the little hearing I have is worsening, because I have tinnitus. So, I am studying the online British-Sign course to learn BSL. In the past I never saw my deafness as a handicap, but more as a gift. Being Deaf enabled me to find out who I truly was. I became a professional ballerina despite being profoundly deaf, and later in life I taught many deaf and hearing people to dance and to gain confidence; to believe in themselves. I was recently on an episode of 'See Hear.' Series 45, Episode 1, called Love and Dating. My professional name was Nina Falaise. My married name is Nina Cooper. These days, I use my visual skills in art and in my observation and love of nature. Best wishes to you all, Nina -
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hello all i am relatively new here. I'm wondering if anyone uses the BSL Video Chat, because everytime i am here, i do not see anyone engaged on it -
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Hi Megan, Just thought I would send you a quick comment, saying, your not alone. I know several people who prefer BSL to talking because its to the point, there is no small talk to think about, no in between word fillers to think about, so completely understand. hope your journey through BSL helps you in more ways than you can imagine. -
Hey, my name is Kim, i run a community interest company called My Mental Wellness UK cic. I have always cared for somebody, my ex, for 20 years, with mental health issues and epilepsy. now, i care for 2 people with mental health issues. all this time, there appeared to be little support. but thats not true. if you ask the right question to the right person at the right time, you find out about a host of different services which could help is lots of ways, so i wrote a website listing all the services which are hidden unless you hunt hard. about 15 years ago, i started learning BSL but life got in the way and i stopped (a friend ran a course teaching via videos), and during a Arts and Crafts session we host, one of the attendees said they were going to learn in Jan (this year) so i thought, why not. it would mean being fully inclusive for as many communities, meaning anybody could come and use our service, with out accessibility issues. So I wrote another website and any deaf pub i hear about, i list it on deaf.mymentalwellness.uk which led on to another website im currently developing, this site, the idea is to match people to other people who sign for example, it lists you and Native BSL Signer by distance, enabling you to meet in a public place giving you practice, and the Native Signer the opportunity to socialize. the Deaf Pub and resources site is free to use and add further pubs and resources, the BSL Practice Partners site is going to be subscription, but no more than the cost of a cup of coffee (My accountant said i cant keep doing stuff for free, so this keeps them happy), notice I say going to be which means at some point but not now.. I just want to give as many communities the opportunity to attend our service if they wish, learning BSL removes a barrier.
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I appreciate this, I have to sign dyslexic and APD so I think this looks right to me! -
By YoshiStrawbz · Posted
Hi all, I am learning BSL because, at 28, I have difficulties communicating verbally due to my learning disabilities and deafness. I want to be able to communicate with my family for decades to come, and if I learn BSL, I can teach my fiancé and loved ones. ________________________________________________ My Story ________________________________________________ I was first flagged for struggling with hearing when I was under 10 years old, this was flagged in winter. I passed the hearing tests completely fine (in summer, 6 month waiting list), but my mum noted several ear infections and my "attention span" getting worse in the winter/colder months. When I was 18, I was a lifeguard on duty, struggling through a horrific ear infection in my right ear. I was sent home, but in my wisdom I decided instead to catch a last-minute shift at the local pub, as I was a waitress too and needed the income- unfortunately. I passed out and smashed my head into the wash station in the kitchen. Both eardrums perforated. I was completely deaf during college for 6 months. I regained my hearing after I failed all my A-Levels (I struggled to learn and revise whilst temporarily deaf) and got kicked out of college. I then got sent to Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke to do a BTEC ICT Course, which flagged me for learning difficulties (I got diagnosed with Dyslexia). They supported me amazingly, and I ended up passing with D*'s. Went off to the University of Southampton to do Computing, where I got flagged again for other learning difficulties; it took, unfortunately, 3 years later, when I was 23 years old, to be diagnosed with mild-moderate hearing loss. Whilst at uni, I had a lot of vertigo attacks and headaches; my balance went out the window. After working for 5 years in IT Support, I got my final diagnosis for ADHD and Auditory Processing Disorder and Meniere's Disease. I found out that weather impacts Meniere's Disease, which is why I seemed to have hearing difficulties more in winter/autumn but got better in Summer/Spring. I got a lovely Sound Support Dog during this time at work that supports me at home! She's called Ocean and is a very sassy smart Cockerpoo. ______________________________________________________ TLDR ______________________________________________________ Age: 28 Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia, ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) Deafness: Mild in left, Moderate in Right Conditions: Meniere's Disease
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