Today we are launching three short films to promote walking to Scotland’s 1 million people who are affected by deafness with tips on inclusive communication so we can all join to improve our physical and mental health. The films are currently…
Tag: Communication For All
Dementia and Deafness: Predicting the Future for Scotland
Communication matters. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, communication has been of critical importance at all levels, from policy to public health messaging and in practice. Now more than ever we must provide clear information and advice and listen carefully to what…
Call For Action – on how the word “deaf” is used
Over the last 20 years, the language of disability has changed so it is no longer acceptable to use certain terms or words in a derogatory way. So why do we accept the word “deaf” being used to describe people…
deafscotland Manifesto “Asks” for the Scottish Parliamentary election 2021
deafscotland wants Scotland’s 1 million people affected by deafness to be connected and included as active citizens in Scotland. The elections to the Scottish Parliament in May 2021 give you the opportunity to make that happen.We invite you to support…
Giving evidence at the Scottish Affairs Committee
Our Chief Officer, Janis McDonald, gave evidence on Wednesday 4 November at the UK Parliament Scottish Affairs Committee. To watch the video, go to 14:01:58 minutes into the recording (the video is only available with audio): https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/16858b78-bd6d-4030-9765-0d222e6d042d
Blogs by deafscotland
The following blogs were submitted to other organisations for publication in their bulletins and magazines: SCVO Blog on 1 May “We must invest in communication for all” at http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/blogs/we-must-invest-in-communication-for-all SCVO Blog on 1 June “Head, hands, voice and ears” at http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/blogs/head-hands-voice-and-ears Scottish Legal News…
Self-Management Survey:No 2
Deaf Links is taking forward the Self-Management work that it started with deafscotland. This second phase looks at moderate to severe mental ill-health and how to support Deaf BSL users themselves or are caring for BSL users who are mentally…