by Lizzie Hi I’m Lizzie! I was very excited when I first heard about this project as learning languages is something I always enjoyed at school, and after reading a bit into the difficulties deaf people face in healthcare situations I thought even just a group of us being able to use basic BSL may … Continue reading Presenting Complaint →

by Isabel (Using Gibbs reflective model) Approximately 10 million people in the UK suffer from hearing loss meaning more than 1 in every 7 people are effected, most of these have acquired deafness and therefore are not usually part of the 100,000 Deaf BSL users (Deaflink – deaf awareness facts). Reflecting on this and as … Continue reading Is it Useful for Medical Students to Learn Sign Language? →

by Rory Hello, I’m Rory and this is my 4th week of learning sign language! I was very eager to take on this challenge after hearing of the difficulties that deaf people face in a healthcare environment. I feel like even if I had a basic understanding of BSL, that could at least make a … Continue reading Second Week – History of Presenting Complaint →

by Amy Hey I’m Amy! I’ve already done some British Sign Language before, as my Aunt and Uncle are both deaf, so I learned some sign language recently to better communicate with them. For me this project is really important, as I know through my relatives how difficult it can be to be a deaf … Continue reading Second Week – Family History →

by Flo Ok, so I'm Flo, part of a group of 8 2nd year Medical Students who are learning sign language Level 1 and some useful Medical Sign Language. Part of what motivated me to do this project was that I love learning languages, and I wanted to learn a language that would be really … Continue reading First week! Introductions! →

by Luke The WHO estimates that there are around 466 million people with disabling hearing loss across the world (WHO:03/18). Of which the most severely affected are considered deaf; having a hearing loss of more than 81 decibels (InformedHealthOnline:05/18). In the UK alone there are estimated to be 50,000 deaf people (Medico-LegalJournal:12/17) and yet there … Continue reading Sign Of The Times →