BID Services with Deaf people are celebrating the positive response they have had to their ‘Sign Up’ campaign.
The campaign was created to raise awareness of British Sign Language (BSL) and encourage people to take part in taster sessions, enrol on courses or continue their learning experiences.
The campaign aims to introduce 250 people to BSL in a 12 month period. So far the results have been extremely promising with 96 people signing up in just under 4 months.
Anthony Beeby, Campaigns Manager at BID is extremely happy with the results so far.
“To have such a positive response to the campaign at this early stage is fantastic. We have had a very good mix of people from first time and fastrack learners, people returning for the more advanced levels and people who just want to try it out by taking part in a taster course.
“It is really important that we build on this and continue working to raise awareness of BSL and increase the number of sign language users in Birmingham and the West Midlands.”
To fully capitalise on the current success of the campaign BID have already organised another taster course for 10th November. The course will take place from 12:30 – 2:30pm at the Deaf Cultural Centre in Ladywood, Birmingham.
This will be the first taster session held in the purpose built centre and will give people the chance to experience the new learning environment. Sue Curley, BSL Coordinator at BID said
“We are really looking forward to hosting our first taster session in the Deaf Cultural Centre. It is a wonderful, open learning environment with plenty of space the taster session will let people sample their future learning space if they decide to take BSL further.”
If you would like to ‘Sign Up’ and take part in the taster session please contact:
Sue Curley
Tel: 0121 450 7765
Email: sue.curley@bid.org.uk
For further information on this story, comments or interviews please contact
Anthony Beeby
Campaigns Manager
BID Services with Deaf people
Tel: 0121 450 7749
Email: anthony.beeby@bid.org.uk