Deaf Unity

It's World Mental Health Day💙

The theme this year is Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change.

Today is an opportunity to talk about mental health, spread awareness and reduce the stigma. Did you know around 40% of deaf people experience mental health issues? It's important that we listen to people's experiences so we can make a real difference.

Our project, Healthy Deaf Minds London, was founded in 2000, aimed at raising the awareness of mental health issues to deaf BSL users.

We're pleased to announce that our next event will be in December!

Stay tuned for more details coming soon 👀

REMINDER 📣

The Deaf Unity Café is next week on Friday!

📆16th October
📍Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
🕝From 6:30pm

We look forward to seeing you there ✨

Happy International Translation day 🙌

This year's theme is Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights: The Power of Being Understood.

We interviewed deaf translator, interpreter and consultant, Radha Starr.

We asked why is translation important?

"Whether the information relates to health, education, public services, entertainment or something else, deaf people should have the same opportunity to understand and engage with it as everyone else."

You can read the full Q&A on our website - https://f.mtr.cool/oogc8wdwq2

We want to say a huge thank you to Garfield Weston Foundation for funding us for the next year.

The Garfield Weston Foundation is a family founded grant-maker supporting charities operating in a wide variety of sectors across the UK that make a positive difference within their communities.

Their support will help us to achieve our mission and deliver valuable work for deaf students, job seekers and professionals ✨

Calling all deaf creatives 📣

Deaf Unity has created resources to support deaf students going to university and we need your help to bring it to life.

We are looking for a creative deaf designer to make our work visually engaging, accessible and professional.

For the full project brief email [email protected]

Happy International Day of Sign Languages ✨

The theme this year, "Declaring Deaf People’s Human Rights" is a call to action to ensure full access in all aspects of life through national sign languages.

We encourage everyone to take the first step in learning their national sign language.

In the UK, BSL is an official language so why not try it out in our eLearning BSL taster course. Use code IDSL26 to access for only £5 - https://f.mtr.cool/gc4fkihjh5

To celebrate International Day of Sign Languages tomorrow, we are offering our BSL Taster eLearning course for only £5!

Use code IDSL26 at the checkout - https://f.mtr.cool/balfo2cf39

Happy learning 🙌

BSL Taster Session Explore the basics of British Sign Language (BSL) and discover Deaf Unity's mission. Gain essential skills to connect with the Deaf community and spark your curiosity to learn more.

REMINDER 📣

The Deaf Unity Café is this week on Friday!

📍Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre
🕝From 6:30pm

We look forward to seeing you there ✨

Ever wanted to learn British Sign Language but didn’t know where to start? Now’s your chance!

We’re excited to offer 12 adult spaces on our basic BSL course for beginners with Deaf Unity, perfect for anyone who is completely new to BSL and wants to learn some useful signs.

We have begun emailing people from our list of those who previously said they were interested - so please keep an eye on your emails or get in touch with us.

📅 Starting Monday 21st September
⏰ 7pm
🤟 10 weekly sessions

Spaces are limited, so get in touch to register your interest for this course or a course in the near future 🧡

Each month we invite an inspirational or outstanding deaf role model to share their story.

Our role model this month is Scott Garthwaite - Punk Chef . Scott is a deaf chef, TV presenter, entrepreneur, and proud dad. From starting out creating his own cooking content for YouTube and social media, to becoming the Punk Chef we all recognise, Scott shares his story in our latest Deaf Role Model Q&A.

Thank you, Scott, for sharing your journey 🙌

Read the full Q&A here - https://f.mtr.cool/lpxxrwdfb5