How many bsl users are there in the uk

You both did not bother to find out of the statements you were making were correct, just said them anyway as if you knew! E, Liverpool Laura - just to correct you - there are over 9 million registered deaf or hard of hearing people in the UK, , of which are profoundly deaf, 50, use BSL.

BSL is not a universal language!!!!! B stands for British!!! Get your facts right!!! I find it so frustrating that people have this idea that BSL is used all over the world, No, it is not, the French have there own way of signing just like the USA have there way and so does every other country in the world!! Also the basic signs are not the same!!!! Suzanne from Halifax I had a virus, which made me deaf in one ear, and may end up being profoundly deaf.

As you all say taking the courses at College are expensive and I can't afford these as a single mum. But I am trying the basic course from the BSL website.

This hopefully will stand me in good stead to learn from if I decide to invest in the course at college. Home Explore the BBC. More than half of all civil servants provide services direct to the public. We welcome a range of stories from civil servants to this blog, if you would like to share something then email for details on how to get involved.

Comment Moderation Policy. Ben Jaab discusses the challenges facing deaf colleagues in the Civil Service, and looks at the latest research and work underway to improve their working conditions. Living with loss: A little message goes a long way. New beginnings in the Civil Service world of wellbeing. Comment by Ian Goodwin-Reeves posted on on 22 September Just a short observation with regards to the 'Deaf BSL users please follow this link for a translation of the blog.

Content blocked in accordance with MOD web filtering policy Link to this comment. Comment by Polina Cowley posted on on 29 September Thank you for highlighting the technical issue of the broken link to the BSL translation. Link to this comment. Comment by Ian Goodwin-Reeves posted on on 22 September I have a question, across the Civil Service and the military environs, how many Deaf related pages and groups online? I hope that helps and thank you again for reading.

Comment by Gavin Thomas posted on on 22 September Thank you Ben for looking to increase awareness on this very important issue. Comment by Ben Jaab posted on on 13 October Hi Christopher, Thank you so much for taking the time to read the article, and for your interest in the project. Comment by Liam Duell posted on on 28 September Excellent article and an important area Link to this comment.

Comment by Ben Jaab posted on on 05 October Thank you for reading Liam, we really appreciate your feedback. He also has an iPhone 5 that his brother gave him. If there are no captions, transcripts are ok instead - but Saleem finds it difficult to read large blocks of text. He also needs search engines to correct his spelling. Saleem hates it when his mum has to make phone calls for him.

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