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Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

General Admission

Community Action for Change &ndash; Your Voice Matters! 💬 Are you fed up with access issues, communication breakdowns and barriers affecting Deaf people? Do you feel there should be better access? Do you want to see real change and improvement? Then our new &ldquo;Community Action for Change&rdquo; workshop could be for you! 🙌 The workshop is a chance to come together, share your experiences and discuss the barriers you face in everyday life &mdash; and, importantly, look at what we can do to make things better for the Deaf community in Bristol. For example: 🚌 Public transport &ndash; What happens when you can&#39;t communicate with a bus driver because of a communication barrier? Could better Deaf awareness or BSL training for bus drivers help? 🎭 Venues and events &ndash; What if you attend an event or venue and there is no hearing loop or T-loop available? We can discuss ways to raise the issue and campaign for better accessibility. ✉️ Making your voice heard &ndash; We can support you with writing letters or emails to organisations and businesses, explaining why accessible services are so important. The important thing is that YOU lead the change. CfD will be there to support you with ideas, information and guidance as you campaign for improvements. 📍 Vassall Centre, Fishponds, Bristol 💷 FREE workshop Come along, share your experiences, bring your ideas and work with others to help make positive changes for the Deaf community. Your voice matters. Your experience matters. Together, we can make a change. 💜

Community Action for Change – Your Voice Matters! 💬 Are you fed up with access issues, communication breakdowns and barriers affecting Deaf people? Do you feel there should be better access? Do you want to see real change and improvement? Then our new “Community Action for Change” workshop could be for you! 🙌 The workshop is a chance to come together, share your experiences and discuss the barriers you face in everyday life — and, importantly, look at what we can do to make things better for the Deaf community in Bristol. For example: 🚌 Public transport – What happens when you can't communicate with a bus driver because of a communication barrier? Could better Deaf awareness or BSL training for bus drivers help? 🎭 Venues and events – What if you attend an event or venue and there is no hearing loop or T-loop available? We can discuss ways to raise the issue and campaign for better accessibility. ✉️ Making your voice heard – We can support you with writing letters or emails to organisations and businesses, explaining why accessible services are so important. The important thing is that YOU lead the change. CfD will be there to support you with ideas, information and guidance as you campaign for improvements. 📍 Vassall Centre, Fishponds, Bristol 💷 FREE workshop Come along, share your experiences, bring your ideas and work with others to help make positive changes for the Deaf community. Your voice matters. Your experience matters. Together, we can make a change. 💜

Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Community Action for Change: BSL

The Vassall Centre

General Admission

Free