News & What's On
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News and What's On
- Specsavers staff learning sign language
The Birkenhead and Wallasey branches of Specsavers have a lot of Deaf and hard of hearing customers, and so this month four of their staff have embarked on a six-week sign language course.
They will be working with Sign For Life to learn to sign so that they can converse with our Deaf customers.
A number of the team can already sign basic words and phrases, but this course will be optically themed to allow them to explain changes and developments to the eye and eyesight.
Ken Roberts, Store Director, says: ‘We have many deaf and hard of hearing customers and we want to be able to offer them the same level of service we do to everyone else. ‘Having four of our staff trained in British Sign Language will help to make them feel comfortable and welcome in an environment where we speak their language and they don’t have to struggle to make themselves understood.”
- Text Donate to MSDP
By texting DEAF08 followed by the amount you wish to donate (eg 1.00) to 70070, family, friends and anyone who wants to help with our charity can donate direct to our account. Every single penny comes to Merseyside Society for Deaf People. You can donate from as little as £1.00 to the charity.
An extra 25% will then be added FREE by GIFT AID on the completion of your name and address by a returned confirmation email from Vodafone, so a £1.00 donation will turn into a £1.25 donation to MSDP.
- Merseyside Police Authority Open Meetings
Merseyside Police Authority is holding a series of public meetings to discuss
the future of policing across Merseyside. This will include an update on the
Police and Crime Bill and how this will affect policing regionally. Please come
along to one of the meetings below and have your say. Most meetings have a BSL interpreter.
To view a list of meeting dates and venues, click here.
- 20th ICSC European Deaf Club Team Chess Championship
Date: 8-13 June 2011
Venue: Merseyside Society for Deaf People, Liverpool L13 ODJ
Spectators are welcome to watch some of the best deaf chess players in the world. Amongst them will be 2 Grand Masters and 2 International Masters.
For more information please see our website: http://www.edcc2011.co.uk/
If anyone would like to volunteer to help with this event, please email: englishdeafchess@aol.com or contact Ryan Lewis at MSDP on: Tel/Minicom: 0151 228 0888 or email: rlewis@msdp.org.uk
- MSDP Tutor Receives Award
Drew Budai is a British Sign Language tutor at MSDP. In December 2010, he received an award from Greenbank College in Liverpool. The award was for Endeavour and Acheivement 2009-2010.
- The History of MSDP and Liverpool's Deaf Community book now on sale
Deaf historian Tony Boyce has researched the Deaf community's history from the start of MSDP, what was the Liverpool Adult Deaf And Dumb Benevolent Society, back in 1864. The book, called "Through the Eyes of Robert Armour", looks how and why the Deaf Society was created, and the influential people that helped make it happen.
The book is on sale from MSDP, Queens Drive, for just £10.
To purchase a copy, please contact MSDP Reception on 0151 228 0888, email reception@msdp.org.uk, or drop into the centre on Queens Drive.
Community Events
- BSL Church Services at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
On the last Sunday of every month there is an interpreted BSL service in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral at 10.30am.
Everyone is welcome.
- Liverpool CAB Advice Surgeries
Liverpool Citizen Advice Bureau (CAB) will be at MSDP, Queens Drive, every Tuesday 1.30pm - 4.30pm to give advice on a range of topics.
To make an appointment, please call into Reception at MSDP, Queens Drive or phone 0151 228 0888.
For more information, click here
- Activities for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in St Helens
The Deafness Resource Centre in St Helens has a variety of events and activities arraged on a weekly basis.
Click here to view the timetable.
Deaf Events around UK
- Signed and Captioned Performances at Lowry
Click here for a list of events August to December 2010.
- Calendar of Accessible Events
All About Manchester have put together a calendar of events accessible to Deaf and Blind people in the Northwest.
To view the calendar, click here
- BSL interpreted theatre
Music and The Deaf is an organisation which creates access to theatre events for Deaf people.
Their list of events includes Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Take That musical and many more.
To view a full list of events with BSL interpreters in your area, click here.
- BSL signed performances at Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Various performances on stage at the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool have BSL interpreters or captioning.
Click here to see what’s on throughout 2011.
- BSL signed performances at The Lowry, Salford Quays
The Lowry has a fantastic range of accessible performances and is one of the largest cultural centres in the North West.
There are a number of BSL interpreted and Stagetext captioned performances at The Lowry.
Click here to see the list of signed performances.
Click here to see the list of Stagetext performances.
- BSL and Stage Text Performances around the UK
For more information, visit the Spit website
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Minister Acclaims EHRC Funded Programme
MSDP Accredited for BSL NVQ Level 4
£250 donated to the Lily Centre
to see the poster please click here.
Ahoy There!
New premises and bright future for Wirral’s Deaf Society
Newsletter - Wirral Deaf Society
National recognition for work of MSDP Training & Development Department
MSDP Wirral Centre moved on 15th February 2007
Medicash celebrates 135th Anniversary with £25,000 donation to MSDP
Breast Awareness Day at MSDP 27th October 2006
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