How Face Masks Cause Challenges For The Deaf Community
Many deaf or hard-of-hearing people struggle to understand others behind masks as it does not allow them to lip read or focus on facial expressions to judge a situation.
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Tips for working with BSL interpreters in medical settings
There are almost 11 million people in the UK with some form of hearing loss; Action on Hearing Loss estimates that the figure will be over 15 million by 2035 – that’s one person in five. BSL/English interpreters communicate between […]
The importance of BSL interpreters in school settings.
Learning how to tie your shoes. Proven at the time to be the most difficult task for your tiny hands and butterfingers…That was until a knight in shining armour taught you how to loop the bunnies under the bridge. This […]
Talking with Your Hands: Sign Language
Learn more about sign language and how it works. Language Direct can provide you with Sign Language Translator or Interpreter, and other translation and interpreting services. Sign language uses body language and manual gestures instead of sound patterns to communicate. […]