Deaf Awareness & Sign Language

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In Dunsland Cross

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    Course

  • Location

    Dunsland cross

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Deaf Awareness & Sign Language - a distance learning course by BSY Though deafness is widespread and stands as the second most found disability in the UK, awareness is low and deafness can be an invisible problem. Take this course to explore your own attitudes about deafness and deaf individuals. This course will impart knowledge on better understanding the challenges that accompany deafness and how people who can hear can be of help. It also includes information on British, American and Spanish sign language in addition to the deaf-blind manual alphabet and the block alphabet alongside a manual for their use.

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Dunsland Cross (Devon)
EX22 7YT

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Subjects

  • Sign language
  • Communication Training

Course programme

Training Course Content

The course syllabus is structured as follows:

  • Lesson One
    • Deafness/Personal Hearing Aids
      • Reactions to Deafness
      • Problems that Deaf People Have to Cope With
      • What is a Hearing Aid?
      • Disadvantages of a Hearing Aid
  • Lesson Two
    • Technology/How to Help a Hearing Aid User
      • Cochlear Implants
      • Expectations and Limitations
      • Developments
      • How to Help a Hearing Aid User
  • Lesson Three
    • Conditions/Communication Methods
      • Tinnitus
      • Deafblindness
      • Silent Communication
      • Spoken Communication
      • The History of Sign Language
      • British Sign Language (BSL)
  • Lesson Four
    • Sign Language Alphabets/Sense
      • American Sign Language
      • The Alphabet
      • Spanish Sign Language Alphabet
      • The Deafblind Manual Alphabet
      • Block Alphabet
      • 'Sense' and Government Guidance on Deafblind Services

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