SCoDBulletin March 2014www.scod.org.uk | www.youtube.com/deafscotland | www.scod.org.uk | www.youtube.com/deafscotland

Scottish Council on Deafness Monthly Bulletin | Subscription: Free to SCoD Members and Associates

SCoD NewsHello readers, it is hard to believe I have been in post for nearly two months already. My first ambitions are nearly realised: meeting all the staff members, meeting all the SCoD Committee Members and getting to grips with the “Strategy” inherited with the post. This first quarter of 2014 is the end of my “induction” period. Many of you will know I had the good fortune to spend twenty days shadowing Lilian and getting a feel for the content and nature of the work. It helped me begin to build relationships and set initial goals which are more internal to the office team: developing the ICT infrastructure, creating a central electronic diary, centralised contacts list and underpinning more flexible working practices via remote access to the office files.

These technical changes resulted in an unintended outcome – the creation of a new website. We all hope you appreciate the interruptions to our emails and web service were beyond our control and I personally believe the change has demonstrated the benefit of these services. They say there is no gain without pain – I hope our ICT related pain provides a better platform for the future.

The other initial goal is to review: the work content, meetings and groups by getting feedback from participants before looking at new structures to meet future demands. We hope to critically analyse the work we do and revise structures to fit with changes in governance. So lots of fact finding!

Parallel to this fact finding is re-organising some of the internal layout, re-decorating and team building.

I am really looking forward to the next National Council meeting and beginning new dialogue with the member organisations. It will take a couple of years to visit each member organisation however, I hope to build working relationships more quickly; through forums, meetings and events.

To begin with, I plan to meet Third Sector Managers, Private Owners and Public Sector Managers through an initial series of meetings. Each meeting will also be supported by alternative mechanisms for feedback so that I can try and “engage” as widely as possible. These and the National Council meeting will centre on the Strategy, attempt to determine priorities within it and consider any gaps before moving on … of course we will be developing our legal status and I hope the dialogue will inform improved opportunities for joint working, partnership development and innovation.

So the first few months will be looking at engaging as widely as possible, including relationships with wider stakeholders such as the Scottish Government, before looking at capacity building and the economic development aspects of community development which I see as central to all our futures.

I have asked the SCoD Committee for this to be a “transitional year” where we recognise that we need to make some changes and prepare for the future (and its opportunities) with longer term goals to meet the vision…. a society where deaf people have equal access, equal rights and citizenship.

Janis McDonald, SCoD Director

The New SCoD Website!If you are reading an electronic copy of this bulletin – congratulations! This means our new website is working! I do hope that once you’ve read this bulletin you’ll take a bit of time to explore the site and let us know what you think. I am sure that many of you would have been quite attached to the old website (I know I was!) but times change and it is important that we keep up with new systems and new technology. So, now we need your feedback. What’s missing from the site? What would you like to see there?

Scottish Council on Deafness, Central Chambers, Suite 62, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6LD | SC016957Tel: 0141 248 2474 (v), 0141 248 2477 & 1854 (t), 0141 248 2479 (f), 07925 417338 (sms), admin@scod.org.uk (email), www.scod.org.uk

What do you really not like about it and how can we improve on that? What do we need to do to get your five star rating?We are open to your ideas and want you to feel a part of the development of the website since it is for you, our members and supporters that the site serves. Please email your thoughts to: webmaster@scod.org.uk

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Trek for SCoD!Set yourself a challenge for 2014. Explore some of Scotland’s beautiful countryside on one of our treks – raising vital funds for SCoD as you go! We are delighted to introduce our treks for 2014, including for the first time The Sutherland Trail in August. For more information, please visit our website: www.scod.org.uk/ or telephone us here at SCoD. The numbers are at the foot of this page.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shopping with Amazon? Support SCoD at No Extra Cost to You!It really is that simple. So if you’re thinking of shopping on Amazon, please help SCoD by visiting: www.scod.org.uk/ information and click the Amazon logo before you do your Amazon shopping. If you are viewing this bulletin online, simply click the Amazon logo on the left.

General News

Poor reading points to UK schools' neglect of deaf

Britain's deaf children are being "failed by the education system", a new study suggests. Researchers say more than half the deaf children they assessed had reading difficulties as severe as the problems faced by hearing dyslexic children. The team found there are no specific interventions routinely offered to deaf children to support reading. The Department for Education says it is giving £1m to councils in England over two years to help deaf children. The study was carried out by a team from City University London, and was funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It compared two groups of children across the UK aged 10 to 11.

One was made up of deaf children who communicate orally rather than by using sign language (known as "oral deaf"), and the other hearing children with dyslexia.

In all, 79 children with a severe-profound level of deafness took part in the study, representing a significant proportion of oral deaf children in the UK in this age group. As a result of their hearing loss, deaf children have difficulty hearing the speech sounds that make spoken language and upon which reading is based.The report says that hearing children with literacy difficulties are "likely to be described as dyslexic", which results in them being given the specialist support they need. The team found that the oral deaf children were not offered the right kinds of support, and were "needlessly falling behind" their peers. Dr Rosalind Herman, one of the report's authors, said: "Too many deaf children continue to fail at reading. Poor reading is not an inevitable outcome for every deaf child," she said. "With a proper understanding of their reading deficits and appropriate support, the outlook for deaf children in the UK can change."

Josh Hillman, of the Nuffield Foundation, said the report "reveals the extent to which the education system is currently failing to address the needs of deaf children with reading difficulties". However, he sees some cause for optimism: "It also demonstrates that it is possible to identify and address those difficulties at an early stage," he said. "We now need to see specialist reading interventions for deaf children who communicate using spoken language to ensure they receive the equivalent support to their hearing classmates."

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five good GCSEs including English and maths" in England.

Last year, 42.7% of deaf children achieved 5 GCSEs at A* to C including English and maths. This is compared with 37.4% in the previous year and 28.3% in 2007/08.

"We are providing £1 m over two years so that councils can work together more effectively to help deaf children," a DfE spokesman said, "and we are also funding the National Deaf Children's Society and the National Sensory Impairment Partnership to look at how well councils support deaf students."

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Personal and Nursing Care Rates Set to IncreaseI am writing to give you advance notice that, subject to Parliamentary approval, a Scottish Government Circular will issue shortly advising that Regulations have been passed to uprate the Personal and Nursing Care payments with effect from 1 April 2014. The payment levels will be increased in line with inflation. This will mean that the current payment levels of £166 per week for personal care and £75 per week for nursing care for those who fully fund their care in a care home will rise to £169 and £77 respectively.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Donaldson's Nursery Partnership with West Lothian Council RenewedDonaldson’s is thrilled to announce that the partnership between Donaldson's Nursery and West Lothian Council, to provide pre-school education to nursery age children in Linlithgow, has been renewed for a further 3 years.Mary Mulligan, Convenor of the Board of Governors commented, "Donaldson's has an extremely good relationship with West Lothian Council and has always provided excellent nursery services under the partnership arrangement. The school is thrilled to hear that the Council has reviewed its decision and that our nursery will continue as a partner. I have personally been impressed by the passion of our parents and commend them in the work they have done. We look forward to continuing to offer places in our state of the art nursery under this arrangement. It is extremely good news all round."

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Information in BSLThe Scottish Parliament has produced a number of BSL video clips that are available on their website. They would like to know what other Scottish Parliament information should be made accessible in this way. Please send your thoughts to Elizabeth Cantlie (Public Information and Publications) by email: Scottish.Information@scottish.parliament.uk Current information available in BSL can be viewed here: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/newsandmediacentre/3380.aspx

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------British Sign Language PilotThe BSL service opening times have been extended to include the period from 9am- 12 noon, following feedback from some Boards who felt this would help with appointments scheduled between these times. Revised opening times are Monday – Friday 9am – Midnight and Saturday and Sunday 8am- Midnight.We look forward to receiving your bookings for this service.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cancer Information Videos in British Sign LanguageSome of the cancer information that Macmillan offers on their website and in leaflet form has been made available as videos on BSL or with BSL translation. Titles include:Coping with Hair Loss, About Radiotherapy, Having Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Side Effects, Financial Support, Living with Colon Cancer, Advanced Cancer and Diet and Cancer.

You can go directly to the section on their website by following this link:www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Otherformats/BSLvideos/British-Sign-Language-

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translation-videos.aspx or visit the main site: www.macmillan.org.uk and enter “BSL” into the search bar.

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Let’s Celebrate Scotland’s Vibrant Third SectorEnter your charity for the 2014 Scottish Charity Awards

Charity of the Year: an organisation that has achieved in every area of its workCracking Campaign: the best charity led campaign of the yearCelebrating Communities: a community delivering a service or a project that is making a big differenceCharity Champion: an individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication to a charity or causePerfect Partnership: an outstanding collaboration by two or more third sector organisations or between third organisations and public/private sector partnersA Sporting Chance: a community or charitable sports group enabling people to leap hurdles and achieve goalsPeople’s Choice: who does the public think should win? All shortlisted entries compete for public voties.Details of how to enter the 2014 awards and application forms are available at the Scottish Charity Awards website at www.scvo.org.uk/awards. Deadline for entries is Weds, 26th March

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Money Matters at Deaf ActionDeaf Action, with funding from the Scottish Legal Aid Board, is pleased to offer a new service for BSL users throughout Scotland.

“On 6th January our new Money Matters project commenced with Kaz Langlands coming in to post as Money Matters Adviser, managed by Frankie McLean as part of the Social Care team. The Money Matters project will provide BSL users throughout Scotland with support, advice and information on money related matters. This could be debt or benefits advice, help with form completion, support at the time of appeals, etc.

For people in and around Edinburgh home visits and office drop in sessions will also be arranged. We will also signpost clients to services and organisations that may be helpful for them. We will work directly with customers needing money advice and with other organisations. By working together we will enhance the service BSL users in Scotland need and ensure as many Deaf people as possible benefit in this time of welfare reform and uncertainty.We intend to offer a full range of methods and ways to request and receive information. This will include information signed and uploaded onto web and Facebook pages (Deaf Blether and Deaf Action).

Contact will be made via: Consultation at Albany Street office - drop in on Tuesdays between 1pm and 3pm Home visit by appointment

Other choices of contact methods are: E mail: kaz.langlands@deafaction.org

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Mobile/Sms: 0779 294 1629 | Facetime: kaz.langlands@deafaction.orgSkype: kaz.langlands1 | OOVOO: Kaz.Langlands | Direct Tel: 0131 652 3209

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Breathing Space BSL ServicePlease note that the Breathing Space service for Deaf people is open.www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk, click BSL serviceSundays : 6pm – 9.30pmThursdays: 6pm – 10pmIf you are hard of hearing or deafened you can also use the text mode with your webcam to contact the advisor.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2014 Edinburgh Book Festival: 9th – 25th August Important dates for this year’s Festival have now been finalised so put them in your diary pronto.Details of this year's line-up will be revealed at our programme launch on Wednesday 11th June.Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Tuesday 24th June.More detailed information about how to book tickets will be available later in the year.

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Festival runs from 16th – 18th May at the Light House, WolverhamptonDeaffest is the UK's leading Deaf film and arts festival, and there is now just over 6 weeks left to send your film for consideration for the 2014 festival!In order to apply, your film needs to have "a significant Deaf involvement," whether in terms of being made by Deaf filmmakers, or having a Deaf element to the story.It can either be entered for screening at the festival, or, if you're a young Deaf filmmaker, for the Young Deaffest Film Award.Shortlisted films will be screened at Deaffest throughout the weekend of 16 – 18 May 2014.It is free to submit your film before the deadline of Friday 28 February, but after that, it will cost £15.To find out more, visit the Submissions page: http://deaffest.co.uk/deaffest-2014-3/submission-form-for-deaffest-2014/, and have a look at the criteria. There is also a BSL signed clip, and a video in International Sign too. Submissions should be posted to the address below. If you have any questions, you can email Jackie Law, who is the Deaffest Co-ordinator, at: jackie@zebra-access.com

Deaffest has also just announced that the Ben Steiner bursary will be available to apply for again. The bursary offers £5000 towards making a film. Keep an eye on the Deaffest website for more information! http://deaffest.co.uk

Address: Jackie Law, Deaffest Co-ordinator, Zebra Access Ltd, Creative Industries Centre, Wolverhampton Science Park, Glaisher Drive, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV10 9TG--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ben Steiner Bursary 2014Deaffest is delighted to announce that the Ben Steiner Bursary is available once again. This Bursary was first launched in 2009 and successfully premiered its first Bursary winner’s film at Deaffest 2009. This year we are giving Deaf media practitioners another opportunity to produce a film to be premiered exclusively in 2015.

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The Ben Steiner Film Bursary will provide a gateway for Deaf Filmmakers who already have some experience to take a further step forward and have their work seen by the wider media community.Visit: http://deaffest.co.uk/ben-steiner-bursary-2014/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Access to Work has become institutionally hostile to disabled people by Ian NoonLots of petty new rules are suddenly turning up out of nowhere on what communication support can or can’t be booked using Access to Work. Limping Chicken picked up on the trend last year and a recent email from a friend suggests things are getting worse still.

This prompts me to tell a story about a little local difficulty I had with Access to Work a few months back. It’s a fairly long story…To get the pleasantries out the way, as a policy, Access to Work is great. Can’t live or rather work without it. It provides me with communication support that enables me to attend meetings, speak on the phone and basically do my job. Without that support, I would be severely limited in what work I could do.So how I do square this with the fact that the people who administer Access to Work are the most petty unhelpful rude obstructive bureaucrats I’ve ever had the displeasure to engage with. The people meant to be helping disabled people into work often seem to be working purposely to make it harder to get the support they need.

My little run in with Access to Work started last summer when I had to renew my claim. The renewals are never enjoyable. They invariably ask lots of random questions like how many meetings I expect to have in the next three years. I don’t even know yet how many meetings I’m going to have next week but anyhow…

This renewal seemed worse than usual. It started off with officials ignoring my renewal claim for 2 months and only getting their act together once my manager started chasing them to find out what was going on. This was all getting me quite nervous since my existing package of support was now due to expire soon.

Things didn’t get better. To cut a long story short, the agreement had to be sent back three times because of errors and rubbish maths. If that was the end of it, then I would not be writing this blog. I suppose that being able to do multiplication on a calculator or know the difference between a sign language interpreter and a speech to text reporter are not totally essential skills for anyone working on Access to Work. But, the worse was still to come.

For reasons unknown, Access to Work apparently required me to split out my renewal into day to day support and one-off support. The one-off support is for funding support that I need to attend party conferences each year which, as a parliamentary officer, is fairly essential for my job. I had naively assumed that the person looking after my claim could deal with both or would at least make it clear how this would be handled. Nope.

When it became clear that the official didn’t seem to be doing anything about the one-off support, I flagged it up. I was told that I needed to talk to the person looking after my claim. Which was puzzling because I thought that’s what she was there to do. I asked if she could let me have the contact details or, better still, forward my email to the relevant person.No reply. I emailed again a few weeks later. No reply again. Another email. No reply. After the 4th time trying, I got a rather curt email that finally gave me another email address to try.I emailed the other person. No reply. I emailed again a few weeks later. No reply. You may be able to detect a trend…

By the time I had finally got someone to look at this, the party conferences had been and gone. I had been forced into a position of deciding whether to go to conference and try and get by without communication support or telling my boss I couldn’t do my job or booking the communication support. As Access to Work had funded this kind of support before without question, I went ahead and booked it. I thought I’d be OK. There’s no way Access to Work could reasonably refuse this

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support, surely?

The claim was turned down. Why? Because I was making a retrospective claim. The fact that they might have had something to do with it being a retrospective claim was not really considered to be a mitigating factor.

Thus began a long complaints process and a million more emails. I tried reasoning with them. No luck. I made a formal complaint. It was not upheld and the reason given, adding insult to injury, was that, as a long-standing user of Access to Work, I should apparently have been aware from the outset that separate renewal claims were needed. Basically it was entirely my own fault.

It was incredibly frustrating. I was having to spend hours working to recover costs that I had reasonably expected would be reimbursed by Access to Work. What made it worse for me was the knowledge that, as I work for a charity, I was using up charitable funds.

I was forced to exhaust the complaints process to the long and bitter end. And only then did I finally get someone to admit that actually Access to Work may have been at fault. And that it wasn’t unreasonable of me to expect that my renewal for one-off support should have been dealt with at the very start. My request for a retrospective claim was finally agreed.

So this story kind of has a happy ending. But I had to fight to get it. I had to deal with curt and obstructive officials. Several times, I pointedly drew attention to the Access to Work customer charter which states that I can expect Access to Work to:

Have an adviser contact you within 24 hours of getting an application formKeep you informed through the process; Be flexible and responsive; Be helpful, courteous and professional

I work in campaigns so I know how to write stroppy emails and to navigate a complaints system. Other deaf people, especially young deaf people new to the system, might not be able to or feel confident doing so.

And things now seem to be getting worse with the current trend to new petty and stupid rules coming out of the Department for Work and Pensions on Access to Work, all making it harder for deaf and disabled people to get the support they need.

It’s taken me a few months to write this blog. Partly that’s out of exasperation and frustration that these people actually think it’s acceptable to behave like this with disabled people. I just want to do my job. I am tired of having to fight endless battles with faceless bureaucrats. Even now, after my renewals have been sorted, I still get curt and unhelpful letter from Access to Work querying some issue or another with my claim.

The police were once described as being ‘institutionally racist’. Right now, I feel like Access to Work has turned into a petty bureaucratic monster that’s institutionally hostile to disabled people.PS: If you’re experiencing problems with Access to Work, check out the Deaf AtW website which has lots of helpful information and advice. www.deafatw.com

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Benefits Testing Firm Atos Wants to Quit £500m Government Contract EarlyThe news comes after the French firm faced 144 separate protests outside its UK offices earlier this week.

Benefits firm Atos wants to end its hated testing regime for the ConDem government - because it says the system "isn't working". A nationwide campaign against the French firm's benefit tests has forced the company to seek an early exit from a £500m government contract.Atos faced 144 separate protests outside its offices across the UK earlier this week in a day of action against the firm. Large crowds waving anti-Atos placards flocked to protest against the company,

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whose assessments have controversially sent thousands of sick people back to work, axing their vital benefit payments.

In Southend, Atos workers themselves walked out in sympathy and joined the rally outside their own office. Many Atos staff have received death threats both in person and over the internet as well as bullying at the firm’s centres. Atos said 163 incidents of the public assaulting or abusing staff were recorded each month last year.

Now the firm has revealed it wants out of the government contract to test people for disability benefits. The medical testing company has been in discussions with the Department for Work and Pensions with a view to exiting the deal since October last year, because it views the tests as "outdated". An Atos spokesman said last night: "In its current form it is not working for claimants, for DWP or for Atos Healthcare."For several months now we have been endeavouring to agree an early exit from the contract, which is due to expire in August 2015."

Atos has become a lightning rod for discontent over the coalition's welfare reforms, which aim to shift more people off social security benefits and into work. For the past three years, the company has been under fire for its handling of work capability tests, which assess whether people are well enough to apply for jobs.

A third of its decisions were overturned on appeal, amid allegations that people with terminal cancer or other serious illnesses had been denied benefits as a result of its assessments. Last July, the DWP told Atos to improve the quality of written reports provided to the department.

The protests were organised by Tom Smith who was subjected to his own fitness to work test in Leeds, but escaped with his benefits intact. He decided to launch the nationwide move after over 30,000 supported his call on Facebook to demonstrate against the reviled checks. Atos has been the sole provider of work capability tests since 1998, when the then Labour government first handed the job to the private sector.

It won a competition under the last Labour administration to continue providing the assessments for five years from 2005, which was then extended until August 2014. The company earns revenues of £110m a year from the contract.

The DWP said it would not comment on specifics of commercially sensitive issues. "We announced [last] summer we will be bringing in additional provision to deliver Work Capability Assessments with the aim of increasing delivery capacity and reducing waiting times," it added.

Atos was awarded a fresh deal last year to carry out tests for the new personal independence payment (Pip) for disabled people, with the aim of reducing the projected cost of the benefit by 20 per cent by 2015-16.

It replaces the disability living allowance and determines whether people are entitled to extra money to help cope with disability – such as cars, equipment or nursing.

Atos's £400m Pip contracts over five years cover the southeast and north of the UK, accounting for about 75 per cent of disability living allowance claimants. Capita, a rival outsourcing company, has the remainder. Private providers likely to be in the frame for the next work capability contract include G4S, Serco, A4E and Capita.According to an NAO report on the government's four biggest suppliers, Atos earned £700m in revenues from the public sector in the UK in 2012, of £7.2bn sales worldwide.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/ 21/02/14

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Events Scotland’s Big Event of 2014Scottish Independence Referendum Question TimeFri 21st March from 7pm – 9pmMoray House, University of Edinburgh

Purpose of the Question Time: What is a Referendum? What happens if it is a YES vote? What happens if it is a NO vote? How does it affect the Deaf Community in Scotland? How will it affect you? How will it affect your family?

All are welcome: find out more information at the event.Chairing the meeting: David Buxton, BDA Chief ExecutiveContact Graham Duff: spo.scot@bda.org.uk

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Deaf Tennis Festival: Sun 9th March from 10.30am – 3.30pmDavid Lloyd Glasgow West End, 242 Netherton Road, Anniesland, Glasgow G13 1BJ

Coaching, drills and gamesAimed at ages 8-16 and suitable for all abilitiesCost is £10 and includes a packed lunch for each player.Want to improve your tennis skills and make new friends? Tennis Scotland in partnership with the Tennis Foundation are running this festival for deaf children and young people. The festival is run by qualified coaches including coaches that have competed for Great Britain at the Deaf Olympics. Full communication support will be provided if required.For more information and to book please visit:www.lta.org.uk/Tennis-Foundation/Tennis-for-Disabled-People/Disability-Camps/

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Healthy Deaf Minds Forthcoming Sessions:Why Work? A Debate with FrankieWeds 26th March: 6.30pm – 8.30pm; The Art House, Abode Hotel, 129 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 2SZ

Healthy Deaf Minds Scotland invites Frankie McLean to hold a debate about why it is better to work or not work.Everyone (Deaf and hearing) is welcome to attend - BSL/English sign language interpreters and electronic notetakers are provided. There will be a loop in the room.Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.Healthy Deaf Minds is able to continue with the generous funding from Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Deafness and AutismWith Dr Helen MillerWeds 28th May: 6.30pm – 8.30pmRussell Suite or Drawing Room, The Scotsman, 20 North Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1TRHealthy Deaf Minds Scotland invites Dr Helen Miller, a Consultant Psychiatrist from South West London and St George’s NHS Mental Health Trust to discuss autism and Deafness

Everyone (Deaf and hearing) is welcome to attend - BSL/English sign language interpreters and electronic notetakers are provided. There will be a loop in the room.Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.NB – Please note the change of venue in Edinburgh.Healthy Deaf Minds is able to continue with the generous funding from Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Cochlear Implants – the Latest DevelopmentsWeds 24th Sept from 6.30pm – 8.30pmRussell Suite or Drawing Room, The Scotsman, 20 North Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1TR

Healthy Deaf Minds Scotland invites the Cochlear Implant team to talk about their work and services including developments within the team.

Everyone (Deaf and hearing) is welcome to attend - BSL/English sign language interpreters and electronic notetakers are provided. There will be a loop in the room.

Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.

NB – Please note the change of venue in Edinburgh.

Healthy Deaf Minds is able to continue with the generous funding from Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Future Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in ScotlandWeds 26th Nov from 6.30pm – 8.30pmThe Art House, Abode Hotel, 129 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 2SZ

Healthy Deaf Minds Scotland invites Dr Nicoletta Gentli to share her work with the Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in London.

Everyone (Deaf and hearing) is welcome to attend - BSL/English sign language interpreters and electronic notetakers are provided. There will be a loop in the room.

Admission is free and refreshments will be provided.

Healthy Deaf Minds is able to continue with the generous funding from Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Scottish Leaders DinnerTues 8th April from 5.30pm – 9.30pmThe Royal Bank of Scotland, 1 Albyn Place, Aberdeen AB10 1BRCost: Members £30 / non-members £50.An invitation to the Aberdeen Scottish Leaders Dinner with: Martyn Evans, Carnegie

This Leaders Dinner is one of a series of thematic discussion dinners that ACOSVO (the Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations) is hosting throughout 2014 with support from the Royal Bank of Scotland.ACOSVO is delighted that we will be joined by Martyn Evans, Carnegie who will talk on the theme of ‘'Ten Steps for Charities and the #Indy Ref'.We hope you will welcome this opportunity to discuss this and other topics during dinner. We are confident that this RBS sponsored ACOSVO event will be a stimulating and convivial occasion and hope you will be able to attend.The format of the evening will be:5.30 pm: Arrival & reception/ 6pm: Presentations & discussion/ 7pm: Dinner and further discussionThe evening will finish by 9.30pmFollow this link to book your place:http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-leaders-dinner-ten-steps-for-charities-and-the-indy-ref-tickets-10603480295?aff=eorg or if you’re reading a paper copy of this bulletin and that’s too much to type, visit www.eventbrite.co.uk and search for “acosvo”

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Homecoming Scotland 2014 - a year of brilliant momentsScotland is getting ready to welcome the world and herald the this very special year. In 2014 Scotland will not only welcome the world for the 40th Ryder Cup and the XX Commonwealth Games, but we will celebrate all that is great about our country as part of Homecoming Scotland 2014 celebrations.

More information from: www.homecomingscotland.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Personal Advocacy Drop-in SessionsTuesdays from 11am – 1pmWith Avril Hepner, BDA Community Advocacy and Development OfficerAvril will offer independent, confidential, one-to-one (peer) advocacy services for Deaf BSL users.Explain what advocacy is and how to use the serviceShe will find information to help you to make your own decisions and choices, put you in touch with other organisations and sources of support and advice. Venue: BDA Scotland, Suite 58, 1st Floor, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6LDEmail: cado.sthscot@bda.org.uk; SMS: 07814386298; ooVoo: Avril.Hepner.BDA

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EdSign Lectures

Evaluating the use of Technical Science Signs Online with Deaf Young PeopleAudrey Cameron, University of EdinburghRachel O’Neill, University of EdinburghGary Quinn, University of EdinburghTues 11th March from 6.30pm – 8pmRoom LG34, Paterson’s Land, Moray House, School of Education, University of Edinburgh

Framed by Frames: Deafness Mirrored in Media Discourses on Sign Language InterpretingXiao Zhao, Heriot Watt UniversityTues 1st April form 6.30pm – 8pmVenue to be confirmed

Send the Deaf to Orkney – Again?Jeff McWhinnney, Significan’t / SignVideoGraham Turner, Heriot Watt UniversityTues 15th April from 6.30pm – 8pmVenue to be confirmed

Special Event! Deaf Edinburgh Heritage Trail John Hay, British Deaf History SocietyTues 13th May from 6.30pmMeeting point: Outside Deacon Brodie pub, 435 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Eh1 2NT

Post-School Transitions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in ScotlandMariela Fordyce, University of EdinburghTues 3rd June from 6.30pm – 8pmRoom LG34, Land, Moray House, School of Education, University of EdinburghExploring Mental Well-being in BSL with Deaf PeopleKatherine Rogers, University of ManchesterTues 2nd Sept from 6.30pm – 8pmVenue to be confirmed============================================================================All events are freeBSL/English interpretation available at all events (unless specified differently)Check for updates: www.sites.google.com/site/edsignlectures

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gala BallDeafblind Scotland's Field of Dreams Gala Ball 2014 will take place at the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on Friday 28th March. This is a black tie event. There will be a sparkling wine reception from 6.30pm. Carriages 12.30am.Tickets cost £70 each. A table of 10 costs £650Join us for an elegant and enjoyable black tie evening. Last year’s ball was enjoyed by celebrities including Greg Hemphill of Still Game and River City’s Pamela Byrne. Proceeds will be dedicated to the building of a new Learning and Development Centre in Lenzie for deafblind people. For enquiries or tickets please call 0141 777 5823 or email events@deafblindscotland.org.uk Deafblind Scotland, 21 Alexandra Avenue, Lenzie G66 5BG

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We Need Your Knitting!Can you knit or crochet?

The Art Group at Deaf Connections is 'knitbombing' again this year and need your help! They need as many knitted or crochet squares that they can get their hands on. They need knitting that is approximately 15cm square. If knitting, cast on 30 stitches on a UK size 9 needle (3.75mm)Hopefully the knitting will be used for a big competition in Hamilton and if chosen, the knitted and crocheted squares will be sewn together to cover a full size horse! To horse statue is the size of a Clydesdale so it is massive! Follow this link to find out more: www.readysteadygallop.co.uk/ The covered horse will be on display for ten weeks before being auctioned off to raise funds for the Kilbryde Hospice.If the team doesn’t get to cover the horse, knitted and crocheted submissions will be displayed on the walls of Deaf Connections. So get knitting and donate some squares to the project!

Deadline for knitting is mid April.Contact Janice McCusker at Deaf Connections Janice@deafconnections.co.uk

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ALL Deaf Cruise: October 25th, 2014 until November 1st, 2014Starts in Puerto Rico, goes to Tortola BVI, St John, Antigua, Aruba, Curacao and then back to Puerto Rico. Featured Deaf Entertainers: John Maucere, Marlee Matlin, Deanne Bray and Troy Kotsur.ASL Interpreters provided on board!All entertainment included! Any questions, call Passages Deaf Travel at: VP: 757-389-8833 | Voice/VRS: 757-258-9181 Or visit: http://passagesdeaftravel.com/dfc2014/index.htm

BSL (British Sign Language) and Deaf Awareness Classes in ScotlandAt the Academy of BSL you will find a warm welcome and a professional delivery of all levels of BSL tuition. All our courses follow the BDA curriculum and learners will have access to Signworld's superb 24/7 on-line resources

Our new session of iBSL certificated BSL Courses are starting in March and April and we are already taking bookings so find the right course for you and secure your place. British Sign Language (BSL) Studies Level IWant to learn a new and transferable skill that will allow you to communicate with other BSL users or as part of a programme of study or professional development? If so, get your hands moving, because this Level 1 Award in British Sign Language (BSL) Studies is just right for you. British Sign Language (BSL) Studies Level 2Got your Level 1 and eager to continue learning – ready to develop your signing and take it to the next level then the Level 2 Award is perfect for you

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If you have just finished your BSL Level 2, but don’t feel quite ready for BSL Level 3, then the Pre-Level 3 is the ideal course for you.The Pre-Level 3 course is designed as a bridging course from BSL Level 2 to Level 3 British Sign Language (BSL) Studies Level 3Finished your BSL Level 2 or NVQ 3 and looking for the opportunity to expand, enhance and enrich your BSL skills?Thinking about a career working with the Deaf Community?Just love the language and want to learn even more?Serious about signing? This is the course for you!

N.B.: The Level 3 class has limited spaces and a skills assessment is required before acceptance on this course-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more information and to reserve your place:Call: 0141 204 4096 | Email: info@academyofbsl.co.uk | Website: www.academyofbsl.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/AcademyBSL

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BSL Interpreting and CSW Workshops(6 hours CPD per workshop)

22nd March 2014 - ‘Visual Vernacular’ with Ronald HarteThis workshop will look at aspects of using and recognizing Vernacular BSL to and from Native Users. This will be done through storytelling, use of Classifiers, Agreement Verbs, Temporal Aspects, Plurality and NMFs to give additional information and enhance fluency.

For more information, or to apply, please email jacqui@deafperspective.co.uk Further information on the course content can be found at www.deafperspective.co.uk

BSL (British Sign Language) Sessions for Learners in ScotlandBSL Café – GlasgowLearning BSL? Are you looking for a place to meet other learners and get support for assessments? Well this is ideal for you! This session gives you the opportunity between classes to try out your signing or maybe you haven't signed in a while and want to brush up. Please note that there will be no teaching at these sessions but discussion topics may be suggested to get the conversation going. Deaf BSL users willing to assist learner development would be welcomed. This is open to all levels of learners with one rule - NO talking! The next session is: Sat 15th March at 2pmVenue: St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, 2 Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0RH

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edinburgh BSL GroupElaine’s Cuppa Cake on South Clerk Street every second Thursday 7pm – 8.20pm. Are you learning BSL or are you a BSL user? We meet every fortnight in a cafe to blether in BSL. Qualified BSL tutor, Mark MacQueen (of ‘Bespoke BSL’) supports the groups and attends every fortnight.Contact Rachel on: 07814198715 or edinburghbslgroup@hotmail.co.uk Facebook: Edinburgh BSL Group.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign ClubDeafblind Scotland hosts a sign club in its Lenzie base every second Thursday between 6pm and 8pm. You can practice your sign in an informal setting with tea, coffee and treats. For more info email trainingadmin@deafblindscotland.org.uk

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Deaf Sporting Heritage13th – 18th July 2015Edinburgh

Deaf History International 2015 Conference Deaf History International 2015 Conference will be held in Edinburgh from 13th to 18th July. This conference is co-hosted by British Deaf History Society and Deaf History Scotland. The website, www.dhi2015.com, is now live and will soon be filled with useful information about the conference so bookmark it now! We will also provide more details here when known.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------BSL Symposium 2Tuesday 18th MarchHoliday Inn Bloomsbury Hotel, Coram Street, London WH1N 1HT

The British Deaf Association (BDA) will be holding 2nd BSL Symposium on 18th March 2014 at the Holiday Inn Bloomsbury London. The BSL Symposium theme is “Strengthening Our Rights”. Two main aims are: (1) launch a report on legal status for BSL; and (2) working together to achieve more equality and rights for deaf people. There will be exhibitions as well.Speakers:

Kaisa Alanne, Director of the Finnish Deaf Association on “Sign Language and Government”, talking about what happen now in Finland that Government works with them to find ways of strengthening their legal rights.

Dr Sarah Batterbury, BDA’s consultant on a report “Legal Status for BSL”, After three course lunch, Liz Gibson-Scott, former Chief Executive of Deaf Action, and Linda

Richards on “Strengthening BSL/English Interpreting”. David Buxton on “Working Together and Winning More Support for BSL”. Closing speech by Jeff McWhinney, highly respected Deaf leader and Chief Executive of

Significan’t.

There will be two panels of experts chaired by Professor Graham Turner and Dr Robert Adam to answer questions from the audience. Only 100 spaces available - please book now to avoid disappointment. For more information, email bda@bda.org.uk

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My Choices: A Vision for Self Directed SupportWeds 19th March at the Thistle Hotel, Cambridge Street, GlasgowRegistration from 9.30am - 1pm

This half day conference will launch GDA’s action research report detailing learning and recommendations from the ‘My Choices’ Demonstration project. The day will bring together all relevant stakeholders and offers a unique opportunity for agencies to hear directly from disabled people so that SDS developments can be driven by learning and experience of what works for them.The event will also feature a performance by the “Purple Poncho Players”- a group of GDA members, who have joined together to share experiences in a fun, accessible and thought-provoking way.Keynote speakers:

Alex Neil, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing TBC, Glasgow City Council Dr Sally Witcher, OBE, Chief Executive of Inclusion Scotland (former Consultant) Participants of the ‘My Choices’ project

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Who Should Attend: Senior Officers leading the implementation of SDS in their organisations at policy or delivery

level Public agencies providing services to disabled people Those involved in collaborative working and joint resourcing e.g. Health and Social Care

Integration, Community Planning and RCOP Managers and Staff in local authorities and NHS teams Commissioners of support services Providers of Support Services Disabled people and their organisations

Background to the ConferenceAccording to the National Strategy for Scotland, Self-directed Support is all about ensuring that 'the lives of people who require support are enriched through greater independence, control, and choice that leads to improved health and well-being, and the best outcomes possible.' (Scottish Government, 2010)

Disabled people know only too well what not having choice over our services - and our lives - can be like. But do we know what they could be like if disabled people really had choice?

What difference can having choice make to disabled people's lives? How, in practical terms, can it be delivered at a time of very limited resources?

Working in co-production with disabled people of all ages, 'My Choices' set out to explore what disabled people could achieve and what kind of support they needed to carry out their choices. The range of activities they chose to pursue and their achievements was nothing short of extraordinary. It showed how disabled people can transform their lives, gain new skills, new confidence and new friends, all with the right support. The project also exposed the barriers that can block pathways and what needs to be done to remove them. As the project progressed, a new model for support took shape. It is not difficult and it does not cost the earth. Ultimately the project showed there is no rationale for failing to realise the aim of Self-directed Support – SDS can enable disabled people to live the lives they choose to lead. Aims of the event:

To share learning and recommendations with all key stakeholders about ‘My Choices’ demonstration project and its implications for Self Directed Support

To demonstrate that SDS can positively make an impact on furthering independent living and inspire stakeholders to act on this

To ensure that stakeholders in Glasgow understand the SDS options, the potential within these and the support available

We anticipate an audience of around 300 people, made up of disabled people, their supporters and representatives from the public, private and voluntary sectors. Call 0141 556 7103 or email lauraquinn@gdaonline.co.uk

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Legal Interpreting for Qualified and Trainee Interpreters

The Academy of British Sign Language, in conjunction with RAD (Royal Association for Deaf People) Deaf Law Centre will be running a Taster course in Legal Interpreting for qualified and trainee interpreters (the course is open to SASLI, ASLI, NRCPD VLP members and those who are BSL Level 4/6). The course will be delivered by Rob Wilks, who is a Deaf BSL user and a qualified solicitor. Attendees will therefore have an opportunity to learn from a solicitor who understands and uses the legal system on a daily basis. PLEASE NOTE: The course will reflect the legal system in Scotland.Rob is accustomed to working with BSL/English Interpreters when delivering legal work in tribunals and court cases. Participants will also have the chance to explore the implications of interpreting for

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Deaf consumers in legal settings. The training will be supported by Jeff Brattan-Wilson, who is the RAD’s Deaf Law Centre Manager. Jeff is one of the first people to become a qualified BSL/English Translator and is able to offer a unique perspective on various scenarios in courts and tribunals. Participants will have the opportunity to understand the differences in interpreting for tribunals such as Employment, Benefits, and Court (Court of Session, Sheriff Court). This training will also examine the challenges that interpreting frozen text will bring and some practical solutions. The training will take place in Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6LD (opposite Glasgow Central Station) on Saturday 31st May from 10.00 – 15.00. The course costs £100, inclusive of all materials, tea coffee; a light sandwich lunch will be provided. Certificates will be provided as evidence of Continuing Professional Development. For further information and to book your place, please email info@academyofbsl.co.uk

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Let’s Make A Better Future for BSL Teaching: National Conference for BSL TeachersSaturday May 17th, 10am – 5.30pm: Manchester Deaf Centre, Crawford House, Booth Street, Manchester M13 9GH

For more information, email: admin@signworldlearn.com Signworld and Manchester Deaf Centre would like to announce a national conference aimed at all BSL teachers. It will be hosted at Manchester Deaf Centre on Saturday May 17th.

BSL teachers are faced with many challenges in the 21st century: How do I keep up-to-date with improved methods of BSL teaching? How can new technology help me improve my teaching and get better results? How can I make my teaching more business-like and get a fair income? How can I benefit from sharing my experiences and ideas with other BSL teachers?

This conference will tackle all of those issues. It will give BSL teachers new ideas to improve the way they teach, help them get better results and make a better income.

Led by Linda Day and Tessa Padden, the directors of Signworld, the conference will also feature presentations and workshops by other experts in BSL teaching, training and education. A full programme will be published shortly.The cost of attending the conference is £55, including lunch.

Signworld is now accepting bookings for the conference. To book, or for more details contact: admin@signworldlearn.com | www.signworldlearn.com

Vacancies Regional Deaf Heritage OfficersThe BDA has received generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund which will allow us to preserve and enable access to our Film and Video Archive - a vast collection capturing the activities of the Deaf community from the 1930s through to the present day. We are seeking seven highly-organised individuals who will play key roles in the first stage of this project. Working throughout the UK, you will be tasked with building and developing relationships with local Deaf clubs and organisations, visiting venues to screen material from the Archive and recording interviews with members of the Deaf community. Training in both interviewing techniques and basic filmmaking will be provided. As this is a national project, travel throughout the UK is expected.

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Salary: £22,500 (Pro-rata 21 hours - £13,500)Hours: 21 hours (Part-time)Location: VariousContract period: 10 months (May 2014 - February 2015)

To apply: Please download the Job Description and Application Form from the BDA website: www.bda.org.uk/Jobs

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BSL Signers with Minimum Level 3 with Experience of Working Using Their Skills

This will be to cover pool work as and when required throughout Glasgow and Edinburgh.These posts require a minimum of BSL 3 and possibly working towards your level 6.You will need to be dedicated, reliable and flexible and have a willingness to travel within a reasonable distance, travel cost are covered.References will be taken up before any work can be offered. You will require to have an up to date PVG scheme check certificate (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) before any work can be offered.If you feel this would be of interest please contact Norris Consultancy by either of the following for further information.

Email shelagh@deafadvice.com | Fax 01324 559862 | Mobile 07957 209052www.deafadvice.com

Volunteering Opportunity Volunteers Sought for 2014 Sign Circle FestivalFriday 25th July – Monday 28th JulyLongridge Showground, Lower Lane, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3SQ

Why should you volunteer at Sign Circle 2014? Volunteers will get a free ticket, t-shirt and drinks such as water, tea and coffee through the

weekend. As a volunteer you will gain experience and meet new people. When the festival is finished you will be proud of your hard work. Volunteering with us will look good on your CV.

Volunteers have to: Be over 18 years old. Give a deposit of £80 when you are successfully offered a place (will be given back on last

day). Be enthusiastic and committed. Be able to sign. Know how to have fun!. Be available to arrive on Thursday the 24th July at 12:00pm and leave on Monday at 2pm.

What you need to do: Have a look at the roles available and pick your favourites. Give us at least two options. Complete the online application form before 25th April 2014. Wait for us to inform you which role you have been awarded.

Roles Activities Supervisor Arts Crafts Bar Assistant Children's Supervisor

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Cleaning Communicator First Aid Officer Information Officer Maintenance Staff Photographers Cameraman Recycling Security Officer Steward

If you have any problems please contact volunteers@signcircle.org.uk so we can advise how to proceed. We look forward to hearing from you!

BSL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRUg6bGU82A

Artlink: Gallery events for visitors with a hearing impairment.

Through New Eyes 2Scottish Storytelling Centre: Performed entirely in BSL: no interpretationSaturday 15th March 6pm

Following the successful event in 2012, Through New Eyes 2 is an exciting new collection of British Sign Language storytelling and poetry, combining new perspectives on favourite stories and some innovative multi-media based stories. The evening is a celebration of the richness and diversity of BSL and Deaf culture, and will introduce the audience to a wide range of signing styles and more visual forms of the language.Suitable for all ages 10+ Price £7-£10Booking - http://www.tracscotland.org/scottish-storytelling-centre/centre-events/through-new-eyes-2 0131 556 9579

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Subtitle and Caption ClubSubtitles in films and captions in theatres have been a great boon to many who enjoy getting the most out of both types of entertainment. This new club offers a chance to meet others using subtitles and captions. Register for a year’s worth of monthly trips to either a film with guaranteed subtitles, or a theatre performance with captions. Times chosen will reflect the preferences of those who register, either daytime or evening and dates will vary as to when the events are programmed. Events coming up include the Lion King and Long Day’s Journey into Night at the Lyceum Theatre. To join, or for more information contact Beryl Homan Beryl.Homan@whec.edin.sch.uk or 0131 621 8316 for more details. Admin fee £5.

Accessible Theatre: Interpreted---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Full listings on our website: http://www.scod.org.uk/calendar/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edinburgh | Signed

Singin’ in the Rain, Sat 8th March at 2.30pmFestival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003 www.eft.co.uk

Eternal Love,Sat 22nd March at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003

Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee, Sat 29th March at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003

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BSL interpreters Rosie Addis and Nicolle Murdoch, Stage left

Princess Ida, Sat 5th April at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003BSL interpreters Rosie Addis and Mary McDevitt

Union, Weds 9th April at 7.45pmLyceum, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AXBox Office: Tel: (0131) 248 4848, Text relay: 18001 (0131) 248 4848www.lyceum.org.uk BSL Interpreters Louise Holden and Rosie Addis

Brassed Off, Sat 3rd May at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003BSL interpreters Gill Wood and Mark Sherwin

Uncle Varick, Sat 10th May at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003BSL interpreters Paul Belmonte and Mark Sherwin

Happy Days – a New Musical, Sat 17th May at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003BSL interpreters Shaurna Dickson and Rosie Addis

Pressure, Weds 21st May at 7.45pmLyceum, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AXBox Office: Tel: (0131) 248 4848, Text relay: 18001 (0131) 248 4848 | www.lyceum.org.ukBSL Interpreters Louise Holden and Rosie Addis

Avenue Q the Musical, Sat 14th June at 2.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQ. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003BSL interpreters Gill Wood and Mark Sherwin------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Glasgow | Signed

Glasgow Girls, Fri 7th March at 7.30pm | Interpreters: Catherine King & Yvonne StrainCitizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DSBox office 0141 429 0022; Email: info@citz.co.uk

The Libertine, Thurs 15th May at 7.30pm | Interpreters: Catherine King & Yvonne StrainCitizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DSBox office 0141 429 0022; Email: info@citz.co.uk

Wicked, Weds 21st May at 7.30pmKing's Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN. Tickets from theatre Box Office on Bath Street (open 10am-6pm, Mon-Sat) or tel (v0844 871 7648 Option 4; text relay calls 18001 0844 871 7677 or email specialistsales@theambassadors.com; www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg fee)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Accessible Theatre: Captioned

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The Federation of Scottish Theatre www.scottishtheatres.com/ oversees captioning in Scotland’s theatres. Contact your local theatre and ask to be added to their mailing list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When booking tickets, ask for seats suitable for viewing the captions!

When booking tickets, ask for seats suitable for viewing the captions!

Edinburgh | CaptionedSingin’ in the Rain, Thurs 6th March at 7.30pmFestival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FT. Tel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003 www.eft.co.uk

Noel Coward’s Private Lives, Sat 8th March at 2.30pmLyceum, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AXBox Office: Tel: (0131) 248 4848, Text relay: 18001 (0131) 248 4848www.lyceum.org.uk

Eternal Love, Thurs 20th March at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003www.edtheatres.com

Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee, Thurs 27th March at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003www.edtheatres.com

West Side Story, Thurs 27th March at 7.30pmEdinburgh Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh EH1 3AATel 0131 524 3301 Text relay 18001 (0131) 524 3301Email edinburghgroupsales@theambassadors.com | www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk

Union, Sat 12th April at 2.30pmLyceum, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AXBox Office: Tel: (0131) 248 4848, Text relay: 18001 (0131) 248 4848www.lyceum.org.uk

Brassed Off, Weds 30th April at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003www.edtheatres.com

Uncle Varick, Fri 9th May at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003www.edtheatres.com Tickets: £16.50 - £25

Happy Days: A New Musical, Thurs 15th May at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003www.edtheatres.com

Pressure, Sat 24th May at 2.30pmLyceum, 30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AXBox Office: Tel: (0131) 248 4848, Text relay: 18001 (0131) 248 4848www.lyceum.org.uk

Avenue Q the Musical, Thurs 12th June at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003

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www.edtheatres.com

20th Century Boy, Thurs 25th Sept at 7.30pmKing’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9LQTel: 0131 529 6000 Fax: 0131 662 1199 Text relay: 18001 (0131) 529 6003www.edtheatres.com------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

When booking tickets, ask for seats suitable for viewing the captions!

Glasgow | CaptionedThe Perfect Murder, Sat 22nd March at 2.30pmKing's Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN. Tickets from theatre Box Office on Bath Street (open 10am-6pm, Mon-Sat) or tel (v0844 871 7648 Option 4; text relay calls 18001 0844 871 7677 or email specialistsales@theambassadors.com; www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg fee)

The Libertine, Thurs 22nd May at 7.30pmCitizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, Glasgow G5 9DSBox office 0141 429 0022; Email: info@citz.co.uk

Wicked, Thurs 22nd May at 7.30pmKing's Theatre, 297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN. Tickets from theatre Box Office on Bath Street (open 10am-6pm, Mon-Sat) or tel (v0844 871 7648 Option 4; text relay calls 18001 0844 871 7677 or email specialistsales@theambassadors.com; www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg fee)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Captioned Films at the CinemaMore listings on our website: http://www.scod.org.uk/calendar/ Updated daily!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Edinburgh: Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9BZHer, Sun 9th March at 1.10pmDallas Buyers Club, Sun 16th March at 1pm------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Glasgow: Glasgow Film Theatre, Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RBThe Grand Budapest Hotel, Fri 7th March at 1.45pm, Sun 9th March at 5pm, Thurs 13th March at 8.30pm and Mon 17th March at 5pmPlanes, Sat 15th March at 11.30amUnder the Skin, Sun 16th March at 2.40pm, Thurs 20th March at 6pm, Tues 25th March at 3.10pm AND Weds 26th March at 8.20pmThe Book Thief , Mon 24th March at 6pm Starred Up, Sun 23rd March at 5.10pm, Sat 29th March at 1.30pm and Tues 1st April at 8.30pm------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Inverness: Eden Court cinema, Bishops Road, Inverness IV3 5SAThe Grand Budapest Hotel, Mon 17th March at 6pm

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