A lipspeaker from East Reading has won a national award for outstanding achievement in her field. Sara Scanlon, 51, from Melrose Avenue, was named Communication Professional of the Year at the Signature Annual Awards in recognition of her work as a lipspeaker for deaf people. Read more
Hertfordshire Constabulary won a prestigious organisational achievement award for their commitment to bridging the communications gap between deaf and hearing people. The prize was received by Hertsfordshire Constabulary as part of the annual Signature Awards at Crowne Plaza in London, which recognise outstanding contribution towards a society in which deaf and deafblind people have full access. Read more
An inspirational Tarnworth man has scooped a prestigious award for his commitment to teaching sign language. Charlie Butler, aged 59, from the Musical Signers organisation, has come out on top in a regional heat in the Signature Annual Awards scheme and now progresses to the final in London on November 12. Read more
Hertfordshire Constabulary has scooped a prestigious 'Organisational Achievement' award for the commitment the Force has shown to bridging the communications gap between deaf and hearing people on its beat. The annual Signature Awards, which were held in the Crowne Plaza in London, recognise outstanding achievement by those who have made a significant contribution towards a society in which deaf and deafblind people have full access. Read more
Thursday 12 November was a great night for everyone who is working to achieve a society in which deaf people have full access.150 nominees and guests packed into the exquisite Private Rooms of the Crowne Plaza Hotel Buckingham Gate for the Signature Annual Awards Ceremony. Read more
A Reading lip speaker has been nominated in a national award scheme. Sara Scanlon, of Melrose Avenue, East Reading, has been a freelance lip speaker for 12 years, helping deaf people at work, in court, in hospital or in education. Read more
Dorothy Hegarty, founder of Hands That Talk in Dungiven, has been nominated for an award with Signature, the qualifications awarding body for signed languages and other methods of communication used by deaf and deafblind people. The Signature Annual Awards aim to recognise outstanding achievement by those who, in their own way, have made a significant contribution towards a society in which deaf people have full access. Read more
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