‘Knowledge leads to understanding’

Deaf Awareness Training is important in tackling discrimination and creating equality through understanding, changing attitudes and being more positive towards Deafness and basic communication skills.

Aims

This half day course is designed to increase awareness, to service providers and public facing organisations, of Deaf culture and the challenges Deaf people face in a non-signing society.  

Objectives

• By the end of the session delegates will:

• Have learned facts about the Deaf community and deafness
• Understand the ranges of hearing loss
• Understand more about hearing aids
• Have an insight into lip reading 
• Have a greater understanding of British Sign Language
• Have an understanding of equipment for D/deaf people
• Have learned some basic British Sign Language (BSL)