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Deaf Services Lanarkshire

Health

Help fund trainers and activities for deaf children and tutors to deliver training for hard of hearing people to develop lip reading skills.

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About this cause

We support Deaf Sign Language users within Lanarkshire: Services are drop in centre where Deaf people can come and have day to day Telephone Calls/correspondence translated into Sign Language English is not the first Language of Deaf Sign Language users. Provide free Deaf Awareness training to front line services. Support 4 Deaf groups for their weekly activities Our Aim to support Deaf people to have equal access to services. Future Projects Deaf Children Drama sessions thereby reducing social isolation. We have also been approached by a group of Hard of hearing people seeking to establish a support group and learn how to improve lip reading skills to deal with daily life. Both Drama and lip reading groups are where we would benefit from funding.

How this cause brings people in the community together

By building confidence in young Deaf people and making them proud of their Deaf identity and culture, reduce their isolation and to be more confident in mixing with mainstream society. Removing barriers to communication and empowering people to access mainstream services and society. Rehabilitation for elderly hard of hearing people who feel they have suffered a major loss when unable to hear.