Author Archives: Justin Smith
Useful resources for support during the Coronavirus outbreak
We’ve put together a list of links to useful sources of information and support related to Coronavirus for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.There is a lot of support out there and please know you’re not alone. We’ll keep updating this list and if you know of any websites and resources that could be […]
Adult audiology procedures during Coronavirus isolation
Please be aware that Adult Audiology has stopped all face to face outpatient appointments due to the requirements for social distancing during the Coronavirus. The team will have a reduced service for urgent essential repairs to existing patient’s hearing aids. If you need an urgent essential repair, please book an appointment by calling 0117 342 […]
Sensory Impairment Team offer support by video
Bristol City Council’s Sensory Impairment Team provides support with: • Translating letters from English to BSL • Phoning and booking appointments • Advice with paying bills or finding out more information from service providers • Contacting any services you need to access Due to Coronavirus, drop in sessions will no longer be available at the […]
Office opening hours over Christmas and New Year
Season’s greetings from all of us on the team at CfD. Please note our office and equipment resource room will be closed for the holidays between 24th December and 2nd January. We look forward to working with you again when we re-open on Thursday 2nd January 2020. Our equipment drop-in sessions at the We Care […]
Election manifestos in BSL
Thinking about which party to vote for in the General Election on Thursday? There’s a summary about the policies on this website: https://www.theguardian.com/…/who-should-i-vote-for-the-uk-… and here are links to BSL versions of each party’s manifesto: GREEN PARTY: https://www.youtube.com/watch… CONSERVATIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch… SNP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist… LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: https://www.libdems.org.uk/plan-bsl… LABOUR: https://www.youtube.com/watch… PLAID CYMRU: https://www.partyof.wales/bsl_manifesto BREXIT PARTY: No BSL here but […]
Deaf with dementia training day
On Friday 29th July we welcomed Emma Ferguson-Coleman to the Vassall Centre for a training day on how to support communication with Deaf BSL users living with dementia. Emma is a researcher based at the University of Manchester working on the Deaf with Dementia Life-Stories Project. Here in Bristol we have been working in collaboration […]
Call out for coffee morning volunteers
We will soon be running fortnightly coffee mornings for Deaf and hard of hearing people in the Bristol area. We’re looking forward to launching the coffee mornings very soon and we’re now looking for volunteers to help us run these sessions, which are all about providing an opportunity for the deaf and hard of hearing […]
First Contact Checklist project launched to support older people in Bristol
A new project has been launched to ensure that older people across the city are able to get the support they need. The First Contact Checklist is designed to enable the first organisation in contact with an older person to easily refer them on to other services from which they might benefit. This could include […]