Deaf Awareness Training for museums

Description

Thursday 4 December, 10am-12pm

Are you interested in learning basic language skills to enable simple communication with Deaf children, young people and families in your museum?

About this training

According to the Consortium for Research in Deaf Education (CRIDE) there are 54,321 Deaf children in the UK and the RNID reports one in three adults in the UK are Deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

Remark! explain that Deaf Awareness Training can help front line staff to gain the skills and confidence to interact with Deaf people.

This interactive session will incorporate quizzes, Q&A sessions, and other fun activities.

The Remark! trainer will help you to:

This virtual training session will be delivered over two hours by a Remark! Deaf tutor who will be accompanied by a communication support worker who will provide voiceover for the session.

Who should attend?

This training is aimed at staff at museums, galleries and heritage sites who are interested in making their organisations more welcoming to Deaf children, young people and families.