Do you have deaf employees?
Companies: why not take the time to ask your deaf employees how things are going, or what suggestions they have for improving ways of working together.

Are you a deaf manager?
Don’t make the mistake of assuming that you know what your individual deaf members of staff want. Ask them directly what can be done to make things better.

Do you have deaf clients?
Brainstorm the best way of finding out what your deaf clients would value most. Would this be a carefully drafted email, a survey (which we can carry out for you if we – or one of our freelancers – are nearby), or a focus group (again we can give advice if you need it), or find a local deaf person who can carry this out for you (ask us if we know someone)?

Plans for 2012
This year here at Deafworks we are keeping things simple. Nicholas Callow will be concentrating mainly on legal work, while Laraine Callow is concentrating on troubleshooting. Laraine has years of experience which enable her to solve most (if not, all) of your problems including: helping you find a suitable trustee for your charity; talking to you about your career opportunities; or helping you work out where you or your project should go next. And of course, we continue to manage our loyal team of freelance trainers and advisors who would love to work with you, wherever you are in the UK.

P. S. Remember to cut and paste our new contact details into your address book.

Copyright (c) 2012 Deafworks All rights reserved.

Deafworks
67 Lyndhurst Grove
Peckham Rye
London
SE15 5AW

Office (voice calls)
020 7701 4788

Mobile (text only)
0795 808 7640

general@deafworks.co.uk

www.deafworks.co.uk

We’d love to hear from you!

Office (voice calls) 020 7701 4788
Mobile (text only) 0795 808 7640
LC@deafworks.co.uk
www.deafworks.co.uk

Deafworks : Getting it right first time. Every time.

Deafworks
67 Lyndhurst Grove
Bellenden
London SE15 5AW

Contact us (see below) as we are going strong!

Office (voice calls) 020 7701 4788

Mobile (text only) 0795 808 7640

LC@deafworks.co.uk

www.deafworks.co.uk

Deafworks : Getting it right first time. Every time.

Want to discuss your future?
Looking for a job or promotion?
Wondering where you are going?
Need to bounce around some ideas?
Anxious to practice a public presentation?
Thinking about retirement?

Just locate the calendar (left hand column or go to the 121 page) and click on a date. Easy peasy!

(fees are detailed on the One-to-One page under ‘Services’)

Judging Panel
We asked a range of Deaf professionals to act as our judging panel. They are:

• Susan Daniels, Chief Executive, The National Deaf Children’s Society 
• Ann Goldfinch, Freelance Consultant, Assessor and Verifier
• Norma McGilp, Writer and Filmmaker 
• Sally Reynolds, Freelance Consultant
• David Rose, Consultant: Deaf and Disability Matters

Results
Some interesting runners up…

“Be visual. Use your eyes to see what Deaf people mean.”
Brigitte Francois, Director of Interpreting Services at Significan’t

“Awareness is the easy bit. It’s doing something about it that counts.”
Robin Wickes, Volunteer for Action on Hearing Loss and Hearing Link

“Please do not shout. I do not understand what you are saying, please write it down.”
Linda Mary Breeze, Homemaker

“Realise that deaf awareness is continuous, not a one-off. Deaf Awareness training does not achieve everything in just a day, it’s much more than that.”
Tyron Woolfe, Deputy Director, Children and Young People, The National Deaf Children’s Society

“Remember each Deaf person, whether BSL user, Hard of Hearing, Deafened, or DeafBlind is an individual. No one is the same, so treat each person as unique and ensure their own communication method is met if possible, whether using a BSL interpreter, exchanging notes, electronic note taking, guide communicator, or another means of communication that suits the individual.”
Paul McCusker, Development Worker, Deaf Connections

Winner
The judges’ favourite tip is:
“Never assume!”
Dr Joe Murray, Learning Officer, National Trust for Scotland

Congratulations Dr Joe Murray, you are our winner and will be receiving a copy of the “Teach Yourself British Sign Language” book/dvd set from Hodder Education.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yourself-British-Language-Complete-Courses/dp/0340991321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303912226&sr=8-1

Friends, colleagues, family members
Is there anyone you can think of who would benefit from these tips, or would want to send them on to their friends, colleagues and family members? If so, do forward this email to their inbox. Help spread the word!

See you next month! 

Copyright (c) 2011 Deafworks All rights reserved.

For more information on this self-teaching pack, please look at the “Resources” menu on the left hand side of screen, then the “Publications” page, then choose “Teach Yourself BSL” from the list. There are Amazon reviews and a YouTube clip available.

Complete this sentence in 150 words or less: “My best tip for Deaf Awareness is…” 

Email your answer to us at general@deafworks.co.uk. 

Our favourite tip will win a “Teach Yourself BSL” book/DVD set, and will be featured in next month’s e-news. 

So get writing! 

You can enter more than once, but all entries must reach us by 6pm on Tuesday 31st May 2011. 

Read more about this great book/DVD on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yourself-British-Language-Complete-Courses/dp/0340991321/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303829109&sr=1-1

Amazon readers have scored it five gold stars: read their reviews here. Join the Amazon community and cast your vote too!

Do you want to be able to understand and use British Sign Language confidently? All you need is this best-selling course from Teach Yourself (Hodder Education) – the No. 1 brand in language learning. 

Learn everyday, useful BSL through real-life situations that make the grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable. Hundreds of line illustrations throughout the book and constant references to video clips on the DVD make learning fast and fun. 

ISBN: 978 0340 991 329 

See author Paul Redfern signing about how he wrote the book and DVD here.

Read captions to the above YouTube clip. 

Read a review of ‘Teach Yourself BSL’ in Hearing Times, March 2011.