Deaf Awareness Week 2008 runs from 5th to 11th May and organisations working with Deaf people across the country are inviting everyone
to 'Look At Me'. The theme aims to improve understanding of the
different types of deafness by highlighting the many different methods of
communication used by deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing people, such
as sign language and lipreading.
BID Services with Deaf People are proud to be taking part and will be inviting people to a range of events held at the Deaf Cultural Centre in Birmingham, but also around the country with it's partners in other locations.
The events for the week are:
Tuesday 6th May:
-
County Hall Deaf Awareness Exhibition from 10am to 3pm, at Durham Deafened Support Open Day, Lee House, County Durham.
- Primary School visit to the Deaf Cultural Centre for tour and Deaf Awareness session.
Wednesday 7th May:
- College High School Deaf Unit to visit the Deaf Cultural Centre at 9.30am for a tour.
- BID, Deaf Cultural Centre, RNID, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf and West Midlands Fire Service information stalls at the Deaf Cultural Centre
Thursday 8th May:
- Deaf Awareness Information Day from 10.30am to 3pm at Rising Brook Baptist Church, Wolverhampton Road, Stafford, ST17 9LT.
- Durham Deafened Support 10th Anniversary Party, from 10.30am to 3pm, at County Hall, Durham
- School to visit the Deaf Cultural Centre for Deaf Cultural Awareness Day with Deaf artist.
Friday 9th May:
- Deaf Awareness Exhibition from 10am to 2pm, Age Concern office, Stanley, County Durham.
- Deaf Awareness Exhibition from 10.30am until 3pm - Kidsgrove Town
Hall, Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove
ST7 4H.
- Free British Sign Language Taster courses at the Deaf Cultural Centre 10.00am to 4.00pm. For more information - click here.
Saturday 10th May:
- Deaf Asian Open meeting from 1pm to 5pm at the Deaf Cultural Centre, Birmingham
If you would like to take part in Deaf Awareness Week, visit BID or the Deaf Cultural Centre, or want more information please email info@bid.org.uk or call us on 0121 246 6100 (voice) or 0121 246 6101 (textphone).