Back to Our Roots – Deaf and Hard of Hearing community! #B2OR 🫶

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BSL Festival-12th May 2024

We wanted to create a safe and welcoming space for people to gather and learn more about British Sign Language (BSL) and the Deaf community. The event brought together members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, along with others interested in making Bedford a more inclusive town.

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BSL Intro Workshops (April-May 2024)

These workshops run on Mondays at the Eagle Bookshop and on Tuesdays at the Nomad Cafe. The course is currently fully booked, but more similar opportunities will be advertised soon.

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As part of the second phase of our #B2OR, we are working with Access Bedford, a charity dedicated to making Bedford a better place to live, work, and thrive for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

Access Bedford provides support for families and young people, runs BSL courses and Deaf Awareness training, offers accessible fitness classes, hosts Deaf coffee mornings, and much more for the community.

We are working to help Access Bedford raise awareness of this under-represented group and foster a better understanding of their community in Bedford.

Our aims are to:

  • Work with Deaf and Hard of Hearing young people in schools
  • Provide free BSL workshops in schools
  • Provide free BSL workshops for stallholders and business owners
  • Increase footfall from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community in Bedford’s shops
  • Organise a public event led by the community

Access Bedford Team