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Finally getting round to learning BSL


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Hi everyone, I’m Dave (he/him), I’m 35 and I live in Bristol. I’ve aspired to learn BSL since I was about 17 but never got much further than fingerspelling and rude words. 

My mum has been slowly losing her hearing over the course of my life and relies heavily on lip reading, so it would be brilliant to share some of what I’m learning on my introductory BSL course and what I pick up here with her to make our in-person communication much better. 

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