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Hi, My name is Carrie and I am learning BSL coz when I was in college(long time ago) there was a lady in my class who was deaf. I was fascinated on how she was communicating with her interpreter. Over the years I have picked up a few words but recently my nephew is not verbally communicating so we are using some signs so he can let us know what he wants. This has made me want to learn the full BSL as I work in care and would come in handy as well if I need to speak to anyone who is deaf.

Hey to all, I'm new to the BSL world but as a small child I was used to being around a deaf father so lip reading has for some reason been a thing but now that I'm all big and grown up, at the age of 28-30 I've noticed my hearing is really bad and I have tourettes syndrome and non epileptic fits. I learnt BSL because I can't hear but I use it most of the time to communicate if I feel like I need medical help or I need to get up etc. The fits completly silence me but I'm not the type of person who gets ignored for long....I joke, its been amazing to not feel excluded and lost....I'm not actually British, English is my second language but when I full on start speaking fluent French I see a few jaws drop it's hilarious. Enough about me I'm excited to learn more and more and the jokes I make with my closes people in BSL is ace too!!