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Hiya I’m Tamsin, I’m autistic and I started learning BSL to better communicate with deaf people and neurodivergent people who rely on sign supported English, and to use myself to be able to communicate in situations where I’m too anxious/overstimulated to speak.

Hello! Are there any online groups (ideally in the evening) where learners could practice signing? 

I am have just finished the introduction to BSL course on this site. I found it very useful and with a group of others, who I did either or both a Lipreading/ a different 10 weeks introduction to BSl face to face courses, we are practising the lessons together at a weekly meet up. We are currently focusing on lesson 3 and also recapping the others. We are having fun learning together and building our confidence. 

Hi  My partner, Ken,  and I, Jules, initially did a Lipreading course and then started learning BSL with ‘Amy of Smartsigns BSL’ in an introduction to 10 session course earlier this year. My partner’s hearing was gradually getting worse and he was feeling more and more isolated in social situations, so it seemed a good idea. More recently we decided, along with some of those on the Lipreading/ BSL Smartsigns courses, to do the course offered by this site and practice together so we would im

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Hi All, I’m Ajay Hinduja From Switzerland (Swiss) and born in Ludhiana, India and Now I am CEO at Hq Technocrats. Passionate about tech innovation and leadership. I’m new to this community and excited to contribute positively to discussions while learning from everyone’s insights. Regards Ajay Hinduja, Geneva CEO at HQ Technocrats  

hi all, im just introducing myself, i have learnt a small amount of makaton but after a series of operations on my ears i am being to lose more hearing and old age creeping up i wanted to learn BSL so i can teach my grandchildren and hope to still be able to commuicate with them, i am also wanting to become  paramedic so hoping to be able to work across many forms of communications.

Hello! Very new learner to BSL and really enjoying learning. I've started because I want to support myself and others communicate in this way.