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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210419T100000
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URL:https://www.m25lib.org.uk/events/deaf-awareness-tg2-deaf/
SUMMARY:Deaf Awareness Training with Dot Sign Language [TG2/Awareness]
DESCRIPTION:*THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. NEW BOOKINGS WILL BE ADDED TO A WAITIN
 G LIST*\n\nOnline Deaf Awareness Training with Dot Sign Language\n\nDot’
 s thought provoking and interactive online Deaf Awareness training session
 s are great\nfun\, providing attendees with the tools to improve interacti
 on with deaf people internally and\nexternally\, breaking down communicati
 on barriers.\n\nThis session will cover discussions regarding the prevalen
 ce of deafness in the U.K\, Deaf issues\, deaf culture and British Sign La
 nguage (BSL). We will provide practical steps to help attendees actively p
 romote engagement with BSL users ensuring accessibility\, and our ‘hands
  on’ session in our virtual breakout rooms provide attendees the opportu
 nity to learn basic fingerspelling and BSL relevant to your organisation.\
 n\nDot's teachers are all Deaf BSL users. They are the best people to teac
 h their language and answer your questions from personal experience. They 
 will teach the session in BSL – so you can immerse yourselves in sign la
 nguage. We will provide an interpreter to voiceover the session and interp
 ret your questions.\n\nTrainer:\n\nKathleen Grehan\, Director\, Dot Sign L
 anguage\n\nKathleen is a Deaf graduate of the social sciences and a qualif
 ied teacher of British Sign Language with a particular interest in BSL lin
 guistics. Since starting Dot Sign Language in 2011 she has made it her mis
 sion to deliver first class and inspiring lessons in BSL and Deaf Awarenes
 s. A priority for her has always been to make the learning process enjoyab
 le\, as much a social event as an educational experience. Kathleen also en
 joys going out to local schools and youth groups to give them a taste of B
 SL\, Deaf awareness and Deaf culture. She strongly believes that we should
  try and engage all young children and get them to learn this beautiful\, 
 visual language. This way we can reduce that gap between Deaf and hearing 
 people and help eliminate social isolation of Deaf people of all ages.\n\n
 Apart from her teaching duties\, Kathleen plays a full and active role in 
 all aspects of Dot’s business. This includes marketing\, future planning
 \, finance\, website content and update and basic administration. A relati
 vely recent achievement that has excited her is the challenge of designing
  her own curriculum and assessments in BSL\, to deliver a Stage 1 course t
 o undergraduates and postgraduates at the University of Surrey. This has r
 equired her to bring BSL in line\, as far as possible\, with the eleven sp
 oken languages in the program. BSL has quickly became a firm favourite wit
 h the students. Kathleen now delivers three Stage 1 courses each year and 
 this year\, for the first time\, she was asked to deliver a Stage 2 course
 .\n\nIn her previous career Kathleen has been a Disability/Deaf Campaigner
  for four organisations: National Union of Students (NUS)\; RNID\, BDA and
  Disability Rights Commission (DRC) between October 2000 and September 201
 1. She is committed to equality and empowerment for D/deaf\, disabled and 
 all diverse groups within society.\n\nCost\n£25.00 members\n£35.00 non m
 ember institutions\n\nInformation for joining:\n\n 	This session is virtua
 l and will run via Zoom. Once your booking has been confirmed\, joining in
 structions will be emailed the day before the event.\n 	Electronic CPD att
 endance certificates can be provided on request. Please request via cpd25@
 london.ac.uk\n\nCancellations less than one week before the event will be 
 charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day
 \, the full fee will be charged.\n\n*THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL. NEW BOOKINGS 
 WILL BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST* To book a place on the waiting list\, ple
 ase use our online booking form\n\n&nbsp\;
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