We are excited to introduce the BSL Teacher Directory, which has been developed between a number of organisations who all aim to promote British Sign Language teachers and qualifications. The purpose of the BSL teacher directory is to allow teachers to promote their skills, experience, and teaching qualifications. Whether you are a BSL teacher searching …
Marios Costi Blog: Signature recently reached out to Marios Costi, who is a Deaf BT Sport presenter and Head Coach of the England Women’s Deaf Futsal team. Carry on reading to find out more about Marios and his experiences of deafness: Hi Marios, can you please tell us some more about yourself? My name is …
Signature recently reached out to Exmouth and England cricketer, George Greenway to learn more about his cricketing story. The blog shares the emotions and inspirations of the cricketer. We hope that the blog highlights that being Deaf should not get in the way of sport or pursuing a certain career. Thank you to George for …
Professor Kusters has become the first academic in her field of study in the UK to reach the title of full professor. Annelies, who is a professor at the Edinburgh university, Heriot-Watt is a professor in the field of Deaf Studies. Professor Kusters has a wealth of knowledge in this field, having studied deaf communities …
A new campaign to end the exclusion of Deaf athletes has recently been launched by UK Deaf Sport. The campaign, ‘Fair Play’, hopes to raise the status of Deaf athletes through funding from the Government- something that is currently not in place. The campaign hopes that the Government will begin to fund deaf athletes and …
As the Great British Bake Off came to an end last night (Tuesday 28th November), here at Signature we thought we would take a look back at Tasha Stones’ journey. Tasha should be proud of all of her achievements as she has become a great role model for those who are deaf and those who …
At Signature we like to recognise those who use their platform to increase awareness of deaf issues. This week we would like to introduce you to Asha, a Deaf paediatric nurse who shares weekly medical and general British Sign Language on Instagram. Asha uses her platform to educate people on deaf awareness in healthcare and …
We are pleased to announce that Signature have won the Positive Impact Award at the prestigious CPD Awards, for our Deaf Awareness Course which was created alongside RNID. The CPD Awards, which are run by the CPD Register, is an annual celebration of high quality CPD Courses. The positive Impact Award celebrates an organisation, company or training provider that …
The Eastenders star who wowed judges on Strictly Come Dancing will star and be an executive producer for an adaptation of Will Dean’s Dark Pines, the first novel in the Tuva Moodyson Mysteries. The series follows a deaf reporter who works for a small local paper in her Scottish hometown. The reporter hopes to shine …
Hands4Voices and Unify Sign Choir: On the 28th October Chelsea hosted Brentford in a Premier League match. During half time, Deaf and signing choirs, Unify and Hands 4 Voices performed ‘Blue is the Colour’ with singer James Vickery as part of Cadbury Fingers and the NDCS ‘Sign Fingers Big & Small’ campaign. The on-pitch activities …