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Deaf Day 2024: Programme

You can book your free taster sessions for Deaf Day 2024. For each session we will have some spaces available that can be booked at City Lit in person on the day.

Taster Session

Lipreading taster

Time: 10:30-11:15 Location: 505

Join Nicola Hicks for a fun, interactive session to try out lipreading. Taught in spoken English with a BSL interpreter.
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Taster Session

Energising breath

Time: 10:30-11:00 Location: 104

A relaxing breathing session for Deaf people with Sarah Scott.
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Taster Session

Be here now yoga (BSL)

Time: 11:00-12:00 Location: 104

This yoga workshop is taught in sign language. Develop your awareness and practice of Yoga by going into more depth with basic postures and learn new ones. 
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Taster Session

BSL taster

Time: 11:00-11:45 Location: 502

Interested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar during this BSL taster with Emma Illiffe. Book now >

Talk

BDA: BSL GCSE 

Time: 11:15-12:00 Location: Cultureplex

Talk with British Deaf Association about BSL GCSEs. 
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Information Session

Access Inclusion and Support: finding the right support for you

Time: 11:15-12:00 Location: Room 504

Information session with Richard D France about access and support services at City Lit.
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Information Session

Deaf awareness for friends and family of people with hearing loss

Time: 11:30-12:15 Location: 505

Information session with Nicola Hicks about deaf awareness for friends and family of people with hearing loss. 
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Information session

Lipspeaking: Ever wondered what a professional lipspeaker does? 

Time: 12:10-12:55 Location: 502

Information session about lipspeaking with Lesley Weatherson. Book now >

Talk

Using SignVideo

Time: 12:30-13:15 Location: Cultureplex

Talk about SignVideo, is one of our Deaf Day sponsors.
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Information Session

Lipreading Teacher Training overview

Time: 12:30-13:15 Location: 505

Find out more about Lipreading Teacher Training courses.
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Information session

St John's Ambulance

Time: 12:45-13:30 Location: 504

Information session with the people from St John's Ambulance.
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Taster Session

Metropolitan Police: keeping safe online - cyber scams

Time: 13:15-14:15 Location: 502

Learn how to deal with cyber scams at our special Keeping Safe Online workshop.
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Talk

Deaf history: use of Roman gestures in BSL

Time: 13:45-14:15 Location: Cultureplex

Deaf historian Peter Brown will talk about the use of Roman gestures in British Sign Language.
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Talk

Access Inclusion and Support: finding the right support for you

Time: 14:00-14:45 Location: 504

Information session with Richard D France about access and support services at City Lit.
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Taster session

Lipreading taster

Time: 14:15-15:00 Location: 505

Join Lorraine Braggins for a fun, interactive session to try out lipreading. Taught in spoken English with a BSL interpreter. Book now >

Taster Session

BSL Taster

Time: 14:45-15:30 Location: 502

Interested in learning British Sign Language? Learn some basic vocabulary and grammar during this BSL taster with Pat Parke.
Book now >


Talk

Deaf Mosaic: in conversation with 5 photographers

Time: 15:00-16:00 Location: Cultureplex

This year’s Deaf Mosaic 2024 exhibition at City Lit Gallery will be a group show featuring five deaf photographers. As well as exhibiting his latest work, Stephen introduces us to four exciting new deaf photography talents: Peace Adeosun, Mareah Ali, Isabella Giddins and Shalom Nuhu during a talk in Cultureplex. Book now >

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: John Lyon's Theatre

 
  • City Lit – British Sign Language
  • City Lit – Lipreading
  • City Lit – Access, Inclusion & Support
  • City Lit – English, Maths & Digital Skills for Deaf People
  • Lipspeaker UK
  • Association of Lipspeakers with Sign language
  • British Deaf Association
  • SignLive
  • NRCPD
  • Signapse

nformation stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 105

 
  • South West London and St George's mental health trust
  • Sign Solutions
  • Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA)
  • Camden Libraries
  • Amsaan Accessible Tours
  • Hamilton Lodge School and College

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 106

 
  • Interpreting Matters Ltd
  • Mary Hare School
  • Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime unit
  • British Museum
  • Naomi Goldman Nutrition
  • Performance Interpreting Ltd
  • Stagetext

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 109

 
  • Room 109
  • Deaf Bible Fellowship
  • Deaf PIP Advisory Group
  • Femaura Social Enterprise Ltd
  • VoluntEars
  • Paddy Ladd
  • Deaf Rave CIC

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 112

 
  • Bec Belles
  • Driving Lessons with Fahad Hussain
  • Signed Culture
  • Earzz Limited
  • Royal Association for Deaf People

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 113 and 114

 
  • SignVideo by Sorenson


Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 103

 
  • Alex Miller Art

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 213

 
  • deafPLUS
  • Elmfield School for Deaf Children
  • ESquared (E2) Enterprise and Employability CIC

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 214

 
  • IOCN - Interpreters of Colour Network
  • Association of Sign Language Interpreters
  • London Deaf Migrants Research project
  • Deaf Cancer Support Project (Self help UK)
  • Signly.co
  • Deafblind UK

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 215

 
  • ABSLTA
  • The Deaf Academy
  • St John Ambulance
  • London Fire Brigade
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Signature

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 216

 
  • British Deaf History Society
  • Deafinitely Theatre
  • BSL Zone
  • SignHealth
  • DCAL (Deafness Cognition and Language Centre)
  • University of Central Lancashire

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 217

 
  • Remark!
  • Al Isharah
  • Positive signs community

Deaf Day 2024

Deaf Day is a free annual one-day event organised by City Lit’s Centre for Deaf Education. Deaf Day is a celebration of Deaf culture, an opportunity to socialise and celebrate Deaf Education.