Why BSL

[jennagreen]

Hi, my name is Jenna. I've just found out my daughter is Deaf. Both my husband and I are hearing, and we have no Deaf relatives. She is only 6 weeks old, so I'm trying to be proactive and learn as much as I can so she has the option of Signing. I'm a primary school teacher, so I have some signalong/makaton but I'm hoping to be more proficient. I'm also hoping I'll be able to learn more about the Deaf community for my daughter as she grows up. 😊

[Karrie]

Hi Jenna, 

I thought I would post here as I spotted your post whilst I was doing some online research about bsl and found it a bit surreal as your message had a lot of parallels to our situation. I am in Scotland with a 7 week old who has been diagnosed as deaf last week. Just felt I should say hi. Happy to have a chat if your in the frame of mind to do so. 

Thanks, 

Karrie 

[anthonyconstantinoucwm]

Between the Deaf and the Hearing, BSL serves as a bridge. If they are unable to spontaneously communicate, people with hearing loss may feel alone. As a society, it is our duty to solve this problem and promote the widespread use of any useful communication tools that may be available.

[jennagreen]

On 29/07/2023 at 12:33, Karrie said:

Hi Karrie,

My email is [email protected] - send me an email and we will contact each other properly. Would love to have a friend going through all this with us.

J x