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Deaf Learners in Further Education: Bridging the Access Gap

In November 2008 Signature and the North-West Partnership held a one-day research conference. We asked what barriers there were for Deaf learners in Further Education. We had a variety of answers, from a lack of deaf awareness amongst staff to unfair English requirements on courses.

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Signature is a national charity and the leading awarding body for deaf communication qualifications in the UK. With almost 40 years’ experience, we’ve supported more than 450,000 people to learn British Sign Language. All Signature qualifications are nationally recognised and accredited by Ofqual (The office of the Qualifications and Examinations regulator). In 2019 Signature was announced as the winner of ‘Awarding Organisation of the year’ by the Federation of Awarding bodies.

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