Communications
DSN’s Communication Team delivers a range of essential services to D/deaf people, ensuring equality of access to a broad range of services.
Interpreters for BSL/English and D/deafblind
Note-takers
Professional lip-speakers
Speech-to-text operators
Free BSL interpreter service for health professionals - Courtesy of 'Sign Health'
Sign Health – the national Deaf Health Charity and a key partner for the Faculty’s SORD (Social Research with Deaf People) team led by Professor Alys Young – has launched a new national service for immediate BSL (British Sign Language) interpreter access in health situations.
This means that any health professional – staff or student – who needs to communicate with a Deaf BSL user and vice versa can now do so immediately via remote access interpreting in real time.
The service covers all NHS funded services in England and Wales and is free for all who use it during the coronavirus pandemic.
Our Interpreters
All of our Interpreters are registered with The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind People (NRCPD).
To book an Interpreter, or other communication support, please contact us.
Training Services
We are pleased to announce that DSN has a new training arm – incus.
Our courses* are interactive, informative, enjoyable and designed to improve access, promote inclusivity and enhance communication. They can be delivered face-to-face or online, or through a series of on-demand webinars.
We are working hard behind the scenes to get our new site finished, please visit www.dsnincus.co.uk to learn more about our courses and how to book on. In the meantime, please contact us on incus@dsnonline.co.uk
All of our training staff are experts in their subject and crucially, also have personal experiences of sensory loss in all its forms.
Training is suitable for everyone and can include:
- Bespoke Deaf Awareness courses
- British Sign Language courses (Introductions and Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 and offer a recognised qualification from the awarding body SIGNATURE and the INSTITUTE OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE)
- Lipreading and communication tactics
*Our courses are chargeable but any profits made will be donated back into DSN to provide services for people with sensory loss.
“I have completed all my BSL courses through DSN. I am currently doing my Level 4. I have enjoyed all the courses I have completed and had much fun doing them!”
“DSN provides a relaxed and friendly learning environment. I have learnt a lot from my tutor and have gone on to use the skills and qualifications I have gained in to my career. I would recommend to anyone to complete their courses through DSN and their tutors.”
British Sign Language Course - Level 1 - Tuesday Mornings
LEVEL 1 – BSL COURSE (30 weeks)
Tuesday 12th September 2023 – 2nd July 2024
Time: 10:00am – 12:00 noon
This course will be delivered at DSN, 144 London Road, Northwich, CW9 5HH.
The qualification is designed to enable learners to communicate with Deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL) on a range of topics which involve simple, everyday language.
Download our flyer to find out more or for further information email incus@dsnonline.co.uk
British Sign Language Course - Level 1 (Tuesday evenings)
LEVEL 1 – ONLINE COURSE (30 weeks)
Tuesday 12th September 2023 – Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
This course will be delivered via Zoom
The qualification is designed to enable learners to communicate with Deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL) on a range of topics which involve simple, everyday language.
Download our flyer to find out more or for further information email incus@dsnonline.co.uk
British Sign Language Course - Level 1 (Monday evenings)
LEVEL 1 – BSL COURSE (30 weeks)
Monday 18th September 2023 – 8th July 2024
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
This course will be delivered at DSN, 144 London Road, Northwich, CW9 5HH.
The qualification is designed to enable learners to communicate with Deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL) on a range of topics which involve simple, everyday language.
Download our flyer to find out more or for further information email incus@dsnonline.co.uk
British Sign Language - Level 2 (Tuesday evenings)
LEVEL 2 – BSL COURSE (30 weeks)
Tuesday 31st October 2023
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
This course will be delivered at DSN, 144 London Road, Northwich, CW9 5HH.
This qualification aims to develop the learner’s skills to communicate with Deaf people, allow learners to participate in longer and more varied conversations, develop communication in BSL about real life, routine and daily experiences, and the learner will be able to deal with the most routine communication of grammar to cope with some non-routine communication.
Download our flyer to find out more or for further information please email incus@dsnonline.co.uk
British Sign Language Course - Level 1 - Venue: Macclesfield
LEVEL 1 – BSL COURSE (30 weeks)
Thursday 2nd November 2023 – 4th July 2024
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
This course will be delivered at DSN, 27 Bridge Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6EG.
This course is perfect for people with little or no experience of sign language, Deaf and Hearing applicants, suitable for both Deaf and hearing applicants.
The qualification is designed to enable learners to communicate with Deaf people in British Sign Language (BSL) on a range of topics which involve simple, everyday language.
Download our flyer to find out more or for further information please email incus@dsnonline.co.uk
Lipreading
Perhaps you have difficulty following a conversation even though you may wear a hearing aid? If you have become deaf or hard of hearing then practicing lipreading can really improve communication.
Coming to a lipreading class can help you learn to manage your hearing loss in a relaxed training environment and find out more information about the latest equipment, services and support.
Download our flyer to find out more
