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Deaf Day 2023: Programme

You can book your free taster sessions for Deaf Day 2023. 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: 10:45-11:30 Location: 505

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

Taster Session

Yoga for deaf, BSL users

Time: 11:00-12:00 Location: 203

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. Book here >

Talk

Deaf History: Some untold truths

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

Join us for a Deaf History talk with Deaf Historian and City Lit BSL tutor Peter Brown. Book here >

Taster Session

BSL taster

Time: 11:15 - 12:00 Location: 503

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

Taster Session

Managing your hearing loss in noisy situations

Time: 12:00-12:45 Location: Room 505

In this interactive session with Nicola Hicks, practise identifying barriers to communication in noisy environments and learn some tips for managing them. Aimed at people with hearing loss who use spoken English as their main means of communication (not sign language).
Book here > 

Information Session

Ever wondered what a professional lipspeaker does?

Time: 12:15-13:00 Location: 503

Ever wanted to trial using a lipspeaker or a lipspeaker with sign? Find out more about Lipspeaker UK and the communication support services they offer. The talk will be delivered in spoken English with BSL interpreting, lipspeaking and lipspeaking with sign professionals show casing their skills. Book here >

Talk

What is deaf heritage? 

Time: 12:15-13:00 Location: Cultureplex

Wondering what Heritage is? How about Deaf Heritage? Check out the Solar Flares Deaf Heritage to find out more about the project and how it help deaf artists to create their own digital art projects! Book here > 

Taster Session

Better Breathing for Deaf people

Time: 12:15-12:45 Location: 203

A relaxing breathing session for Deaf people with Sarah Scott. Book here >

Taster Session

Lipreading taster

Time: 13:00-13:45 Location: 505

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

Taster Session

Keeping Safe Online

Time: 13:15-14:15 Location: 503

Learn how to deal with Cyber scams at our special Keeping Safe Online workshop with the Metropolitan Police. Book here >

Talk

Deaf Mosaic Talk

Time: 13:15-14:00 Location: Cultureplex

Deaf photographer Stephen Iliffe in conversation with Mark Hopkinson about his current exhibition Deaf Mosaic in the City Lit Gallery. Book here >

Taster Session

Lipreading taster

Time: 14:00-14:45 Location: 505

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

Workshop

Using SignVideo 

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

Learn about making free video interpreting calls to connect with anyone at work, home or social. Book here >

Taster Session

BSL taster

Time: 14:30-15:15 Location: 503

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

Talk

Taking BSL forward

Time: 15:00-15:45 Location: Cultureplex

Taking BSL forward with Rebecca Mansell in Cultureplex.
Book here >

Exhibition

Deaf Mosaic

Location: City Lit Gallery

 

Deaf Mosaic is Stephen Iliffe's second solo exhibition in the City Lit Gallery. This photography exhibition runs from 12-28 April and features prints from the Deaf Mosaic project celebrating the Deaf community's remarkable diversity and talents.

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: John Lyon's Theatre

 
  • City Lit – Sign Language
  • City Lit – Lipreading
  • City Lit – Access Inclusion & Support
  • City Lit - English, Maths & Digital Skills for Deaf People
  • Lipspeaker UK
  • Sign Solutions
  • Stagetext
  • Signature
  • Deafinitely Theatre
  • Interpreting Matters

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 105

 
  • South West London & St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust
  • Deafness, Cognition & Language Research Centre (DCAL)
  • Wolverhampton University
  • Deafblind UK
  • SignHealth

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 106

 
  • National Register of Communication Professionals working with Deaf & Deafblind people (NRCPD)
  • National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS)
  • BSL Zone
  • Association of Lipspeakers
  • deafPLUS
  • University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)
  • Heathlands School

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 109

 
  • Remark! Community
  • Remark!
  • Signly
  • James Gibson

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 112

 
  • Care Quality Commission (CQC)
  • Association of BSL Teachers & Assessors (ABSLTA)
  • The Deaf Academy
  • Paddy Ladd

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 114

 
  • Signed Culture
  • St John’s Deaf Football Club
  • Deaf Rave


Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 113

 
  • SignVideo

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 213

 
  • Daniel Griffiths

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 214

 
  • Deaf Rainbow
  • Interpreters of Colour Network CiC (IOCN)
  • SignLive
  • Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI)
  • British Deaf Association (BDA)

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 215

 
  • Cyber Crime Unit London Met Police
  • VoluntEars
  • Black Deaf UK
  • London Fire Brigade
  • Heriot-Watt University

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 216

 
  • Association of Teachers of Lipreading to Adults (ATLA)
  • British Deaf History Society (BDHS)
  • Surrey Physical & Sensory Support (PSS)
  • Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD)
  • Al Isharah

Information stand

Exhibitors

Location: Room 217

 
  • Brian Kokoruwe
  • Self Help UK Deaf Cancer Support
  • National Association of Deafened People (NADP)

Deaf Day 2023

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.