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Hey everyone I have only recently (August 2016) found out I needed hearing aids I am Hoh I can hear slightly without my aids. since January 2017 I have been trying to get into a deaf social group or speaking with other deaf people face to face. I have looked within my local area and I have realised that unless you are under 16 or older than 50 you have no groups or anything to speak with people who may also have issues with hearing. This has pushed me to learn BSL I want to make sure people who are Deaf Hoh or need to sign to communicate are not isolated and I am even looking into volunteers for signing interpreters I know I will need at least basic level 1 to do anything with the public but for now I'm just learning. I have just learned my alphabet and I'm currently doing my numbers 1-20 my husband again has been a great help I have only been signing 6days and I think I am doing well anyway this is my story and I hope it helps and inspired others to either learn or carry on using Sign language. I will post one picture of my hands me signing the letter S it's the only image I have of me signing

Hi I am doing level 2 in a class after doing level 1 online. Class is much better as you can learn from each other.

hi, i was born with nerve deafness in my left ear and as i gt older my right ear is now struggling to cope and i had been toying with learning for years but with the advent of online learning i took the plunge and havent regretted it. im still doing it at basic level but want to continue it on hence why i joined up here but am having camera troubles on my laptop but when i figure it i want to use the video chatting to get more practice on here any takers?

Hi there, I want to learn it because whenever I see someone who can't speak and struggling to make understand his/her views but unable to express so there I find that if I can help him, it will be so proud moment for me that I can understand him and can translate his/her views to the others.

Hi, This is very similar (well cut and paste actually) to my "introduce myself" post. I was born deaf but it turns out it wasn't permanent as I was just all blocked up in the ear-nose-throat department. As such I still find myself lip-reading as I was 6 years old when my tonsils and adenoids were removed and giving my hearing back. (i'm over the hill now at 40) but still love the idea of learning.