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Hi, I’m Eryn, a French student! I’m in the British section of my international school so I have a World Issues exam at the end of the year. I chose as the topic of my oral the public image of disabled people in Britain. There are a few reasons for this choice: a family member has a disability (not a hearing-related one) and I started learning BSL (I’m a complete newcomer).  So would anyone in Britain with a job involved with the production of media (e.g. editor, journalist, artist,...) engage in an email exchange with me? It’s only about answering a few questions or directing me toward helpful documents.  I would also really appreciate it if people living in Britain (therefore exposed to British media) could answer a quick survey (only 5 questions). Any help would be much appreciated!  Contact me via: [email protected]  Link to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWGRHYdU_9LwlSI_fi_I6fmUCMPKVugldD6D3nH-wJnEbYuQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Hi, I’m Eryn, a French student! I’m in the British section of my international school so I have a World Issues exam at the end of the year. I chose as the topic of my oral the public image of disabled people in Britain. There are a few reasons for this choice: a family member has a disability (not a hearing-related one) and I started learning BSL (I’m a complete newcomer).  So would anyone in Britain with a job involved with the production of media (e.g. editor, journalist, artist,...) engage in an email exchange with me? It’s only about answering a few questions or directing me toward helpful documents.  I would also really appreciate it if people living in Britain (therefore exposed to British media) could answer a quick survey (only 5 questions). Any help would be much appreciated!  Contact me via: [email protected]  Link to the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWGRHYdU_9LwlSI_fi_I6fmUCMPKVugldD6D3nH-wJnEbYuQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Hi everyone, my name is Alex and I am learning sign at the age of 10 so I can communicate with some deaf friends I have. I just want to thank the website for teaching me as I am a very unteachable person! sincerely, Alex

Hi all! I started losing my hearing about a year ago. I only have moderate hearing loss and use hearing aids so I don't really need to use BSL, but I thought it would be nice to learn anyway. I went from normal hearing to moderate in about 6 months, so learning BSL has helped me feel a bit more connected to my new found deafness. Any support is appreciated!

That's very thoughtful, all the best in your learning journey. 🙏👍

Hi Denise, how lovely. Hopefully you will make your workplace more inclusive, and make meaningful connections using BSL in the future 👍

Welcome to the forum, BSL is a beautiful language, how are you leaning? Online/face to face?  I find practicing in a classroom is very beneficial 👍

Welcome to the forum, I would say watch good videos online and learn few signs everyday and then practice to use them in a sentence 👍