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Hi Everyone my name is Harriet and I’ve always wanted to learn sign language as my brother has Down syndrome and used to use sign language when he was younger. I think it’s really important to be inclusive and I’d love for myself and honestly more people to learn sign language to communicate with people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Hello everyone and hope your all well. Im learning to sign to help with my job in the NHS. Im completely new to this and although I have completed 3 modules I find it quite challenging!

Hi everyone My name is Cristina, I am an artist. I strongly believe in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. In my opinion Diversity is what brings beautiful colours to a monochromatic world.

Hi all, I'm Teri, I'm a behaviour lead in a primary school, I have worked in SEN for over 20 years ans have a deaf nephew. Doing a refresher of a BSL course was on the top of my list this summer break 😁

Hi everyone, My name is Vedith Mupparaju, and I’m a physiotherapist currently pursuing an MSc in Contemporary Physiotherapy Practice at the University of Lincoln. Originally from India, I bring over two years of hands-on experience working with patients across neurological, musculoskeletal, and cardiorespiratory conditions in both hospital and community settings. I’m HCPC registered and a member of the British Deaf Association and the National Deaf Children’s Society, and I'm currently exploring ways to make my practice more inclusive—starting with learning British Sign Language. I'm here to connect, learn, and grow as both a healthcare professional and an advocate for accessible care. If you have any advice for BSL learners or insights on using BSL in healthcare settings, I’d be truly grateful to hear from you. Looking forward to being part of this wonderful community! Warm regards, Vedith mupparaju

Hi all, New to the forum (obviously). I'm a GP in Wales. I learnt for several years a few decades ago before education moved properly away from SSE towards BSL so I am having one to one lessons as my vocabulary is better than my language structure, and then hope to slot back into a group. My motivations are manifold: I am a GP and want to make my practice more inclusive to Deaf people. I am a scout leader and work with another leader who is Deaf and signs (again, he is older like me so was taught SSE). We hope in time to start to run Scout events or even a group for Deaf scouts. I am part of a church and want to see more inclusivity in the church by providing more signing, and also Im part of the LGBTQ community so want to see more inclusivity there. Particular challenges for me is unlearning English language structure (I often sign at scouts whilst talking verbally to the kids) and learning the differences between signs in Wales to England where I picked up much of my vocabulary. Looking forward to seeing what resources I can find on here.

I am new to working in an SEN environment and have always wanted to learn BSL.

Hi, I’m Ella 👋 I am completing the BSL course as part of my Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award, for my skills section.