Hampshire Deaf Access Information
Please find below a number of hyperlinks to the Hampshire Constabulary website, their Facebook page, Twitter account, and the YouTube channel for Hampshire Police Link Officers for Deaf people (PLOD). Hampshire Constabulary website – accessible contact methods https://www.hampshire.police.uk/contact-us/accessible-contact-methods/ Hampshire Constabulary website – Direct Access Line https://www.hampshire.police.uk/contact-us/accessible-contact-methods/direct-access-line/ Hampshire Constabulary – Police Link Officers for Deaf people (PLOD) Facebook […]
Future lipspeaker students attend selection day
A total of 22 people have now applied for our next lipspeaking training course in Birmingham. As numbers are limited, the competition for places was high. Lesley, our director explains. “We were delighted to receive so many applications for the next course and the standard of applicants is very high. Word has got around about […]
ALAS celebrates first year!
Lipspeaker UK Ltd Director, Lesley Weatherson is celebrating a successful first year as Chair of the Association of Lipspeakers with Additional Sign (ALAS). After establishing in January 2017 the association has 18 members and over 800 followers on Twitter. With growing demand for lipspeaking with additional sign and with more lipspeakers now being trained, there […]
They’ve nearly qualified!
Twelve lipspeaking students started their training in September 2016 and took their final exams in October 2017. We are all waiting with excitement for the results. It’s quite a journey from having little knowledge of the skills needed to lipspeak to develop oneself to lipspeak confidently and clearly to lipreaders. Of course it’s more than […]
Celebrating the life of Diana Barimore
For anyone who could not attend the funeral of Diana in person, please do visit the Association of Lipspeakers with Additional Sign (ALAS) website where all information from the day can be found.
Remembering dear Diana
To Diana Writing about Diana in the past tense does not come easily. As a friend and colleague she was part of my life in the true sense of the word. Although I had met her before starting up Lipspeaker UK, I only really got to know her by chance. Stuck in a lift en […]
Lipspeaking Course – Sessions 10 and 11
This weekend our students covered a number of the essential skills required to be a Lipspeaker. Jane Cordell delivered a Legal Rights session that focused on the d/Deaf person. She then continued to promote Continuous Professional Development (CPD), and explored assertiveness. The weekend concluded with some Paring Down practise, and self evaluation. We can’t wait for next […]
Sara Scanlon Lifetime Achievement Award
On January 27th, Sara’s family attended a dinner in London given by Signature, the leading national charity in the U.K. dealing with all aspects of communication with the deaf and hard of hearing. The occasion was the Annual Award ceremony at which those individuals and organisations concerned with the deaf are honoured. During the ceremony, […]
Firewalk on South Bank!
On 28th February, after a motivational training seminar participants will walk barefoot across 15 feet of red-hot, wood embers alongside the river Thames on South Bank. No experience necessary, and you will be supported by professional firewalkers the entire time. Find out more about this event on the AOHL website here!
Session 7 – Students Making Progress!
Our students are now a third of the way through their course and are mastering the processing skills required for lipspeaking. Session seven saw them studying professional practice and behaviours whilst understanding the demands of the profession.
