Online Deaf Awareness (for University of Manchester Humanities staff only)
| Dates: | 3 May 2023 |
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| Times: | 10:00 - 12:00 |
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| What is it: | Short course |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Humanities |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Alumni |
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2-hour online session delivered by Manchester Deaf Centre by one of their experienced, profoundly Deaf tutors - brought to you by the Faculty of Humanities Social & Wellbeing Advisory Group (FoHSWAG) as part of Deaf Awareness Week, 2-8 May 2023
Course Outline
Our Deaf Awareness courses aim to raise your awareness of different types of hearing loss and provide you with communication tactics and best practice when dealing with D/deaf colleagues, customers and clients.
This 2-hour webinar is a shorter version of our standard Deaf Awareness courses, designed for online delivery. It is perfect as a staff training and development option. Content includes:
- differences in communication needs according to a person’s type of deafness
- British Sign Language vs English
- differences between hearing and deaf cultures
- technological aids and equipment
- communication support, note-taking and interpreting services
- simple ways you can improve your service
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