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October 2023

 

An overview on how to support and communicate with deafblind people

 

Date: Monday 30th October

Venue: Online - Zoom

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Debbie James

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Two women doing hand-on signing to each other.

November 2023

 

Taster Deafblind Manual session

 

Date: Wednesday 8th November

Venue: Oddfellows, 32 Charnwood Street, Derby DE1 2GU

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Debbie James

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Two women doing manual for deafblind

Taster British Sign Language session

 

Date: Monday 13th November

Venue: College for Deaf people, Ashbourne Road, Derby DE22 3BH

Time: 10-1pm Duration: 3 hours

Trainer: Robin Ash

 

CPD accredited? No

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Sign language with hands

December 2023

 

NEW! Supporting & communicating with people with dementia and acquired hearing and sight loss

 

Date: Friday 1st December

Venue: Oddfellows, 32 Charnwood Street, Derby DE1 2GU

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Mary Brown, Wendy Burton and CAMTAD

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Woman showing older woman photobook.

January 2024

 

Basic Guiding Skills session

 

Date: Wednesday 10th January

Venue: Nottingham Mechanics Institute, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Debbie James

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Two person cropped off photo, showing mid-bodies holding her arm/guiding her. Other one had red and white cane.

 

Communication and acquired hearing and sight loss

 

Date: Tuesday 23 January

Venue: Nottingham Mechanics Institute, 3 North Sherwood Street, Nottingham, NG1 4EZ

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Carolyn Greig

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Two women communication with hand on signing

 

Deaf Equality training

 

Date: Friday 26 January

Venue: Online - Zoom

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Liz Brown

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Two men showing hand-signing

February 2024

 

NEW! Supporting & communicating with Deaf BSL users with dementia

 

Date: Thursday 29 February

Venue: Oddfellows, 32 Charnwood Street, Derby DE1 2GU

Time: 10-4pm Duration: 5 hours

Trainer: Dr Emma Ferguson-Coleman and Corvette Silo

 

CPD accredited? Yes

Certificate available? Yes

 

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Three people, two elderly were signing to ipad and another woman was holding it.

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