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Deaf Awareness Week: introduction to BSL taster session
A beginner BSL taster session held during Deaf Awareness Week, suitable for complete beginners.
- Date
- 6 May 2025
- Time
- 17:30 to 19:00
- Event type
- training
- Format
- in-person
- Nation / region
- England, West Midlands
- Venue
- Demo Deaf Centre (example venue)
- Address
- 22 Example Road, Birmingham, B1 1AA
- Organiser
- Demo BSL Learning Hub (example organisation)
- Cost
- £8 per person
- Contact email
- bsl@example.org
- Contact phone
- 0121 496 0000
About this event
Deaf Awareness Week is held each May to promote understanding of deafness and Deaf culture.
This demonstration session teaches basic greetings and everyday BSL signs, taught by a Deaf tutor.
What to expect
- Small group of no more than 12 people.
- No prior experience needed; all materials provided.
Access information
Accessibility features can change. Please confirm details with the organiser before you travel or book, especially if a specific feature is important to you.
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Accessible toilets
- Yes
- Hearing loop
- Yes
- BSL interpretation
- Yes
- Speech-to-text captioning
- Yes
- Quiet space available
- Yes
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Yes
- Accessible transport notes
- Level access from the street; New Street Station is a 12-minute step-free walk away.
- Other access information
- The whole session is taught visually, so spoken English is kept to a minimum.
- Good, even lighting throughout to support lipreading and visual communication.
- Access information last checked
- 1 March 2025