We saw it at the Edinburgh fringe last year and it was clever, touching and funny. Go and see it if you can.
A powerful piece via the Nyle DiMaraco Foundation.
The problem that remains is that nine out of ten deaf children are born to hearing families of whom a negligible proportion can already sign. Unless families embark on BSL training very quickly, the four-to-five year window for the child's language acquisition is already closed. There has to be broader teaching of BSL in primary schools, and geographically and financially accessible BSL courses available to families.
While I am a qualified BSL/English interpreter, I am currently not registered with NRCPD because of a career break working in another profession. To re-register I need to do some guided CPD, and film myself interpreting.
I am looking for opportunities to interpret and film. I would need myself and the deaf person on the screen, and the hearing person able to be heard (and ideally on screen also). The video would only be seen by me and my supervisor (another interpreter).
I would be happy to interpret for free, if I am able to film the job. If you would like free interpretation please would you contact me via this page?
Thank you!
I am now back as a member of ASLI. It is rather nice to be involved again in the CPD events and regional forums and meetings.
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2025
- Dec 15, 2025 Addition to my T&Cs Dec 15, 2025
- Jun 20, 2025 After I King Jordan Jun 20, 2025
- Apr 30, 2025 Language Line Apr 30, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 My Position on Fees Mar 26, 2025
- Feb 18, 2025 Protactile Feb 18, 2025
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2024
- Nov 25, 2024 International Sign - Mosquito News Nov 25, 2024
- May 16, 2024 Deafblind Communities May Be Creating a New Language of Touch | New Yorker | May 12 2022 | Andrew Leland May 16, 2024
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2023
- Jul 4, 2023 Will this ever stop? Jul 4, 2023
- Mar 5, 2023 BSL Photography Mar 5, 2023
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2022
- Feb 16, 2022 Access to Work Feb 16, 2022
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2021
- Dec 9, 2021 Against Access | John Lee Clark Dec 9, 2021
- Oct 19, 2021 Sign Singing II Oct 19, 2021
- Jun 20, 2021 I am moving away Jun 20, 2021
- May 1, 2021 Lines on a Sign Language Interpreter Exasperated with Hearing People in Meetings Failing to Ar-tic-u-late. May 1, 2021
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2020
- Apr 2, 2020 Online Interpreting Fees Apr 2, 2020
- Mar 25, 2020 Remote Interpreting Mar 25, 2020
- Mar 23, 2020 Coronavirus Update II Mar 23, 2020
- Mar 17, 2020 Coronavirus Update Mar 17, 2020
- Jan 21, 2020 Three-Legged Rabbit Jan 21, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 ASL Students ASL Instructor Classroom PowerPoints Learn Jan 5, 2020
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2019
- Dec 18, 2019 The Bear and The Wolves Dec 18, 2019
- Dec 12, 2019 The Trout Dec 12, 2019
- Dec 1, 2019 The Sweet Bird and The Scary Bird Dec 1, 2019
- Nov 20, 2019 British Sign Language or Deprivation - An evidence base of harm reduction and human rights Nov 20, 2019
- Jul 17, 2019 Sign Singing Jul 17, 2019
- May 1, 2019 It's all meaningless May 1, 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 The World of Animals Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 Farewell Jerry Hanifin Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 10, 2019 Border, as a tale of the Deaf Community Mar 10, 2019
- Jan 29, 2019 Sign Languages as Indiginous Languages Jan 29, 2019
- Jan 12, 2019 BSL at Scottish Parliament's FMQ's Jan 12, 2019
- Jan 3, 2019 Jingle Bells Jan 3, 2019
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2018
- Dec 18, 2018 BSL Zone - Visual Vernacular Dec 18, 2018
- Dec 11, 2018 The Dinner Table is No Laughing Matter Dec 11, 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have just dropped Language Empire Dec 7, 2018
- Nov 20, 2018 Healthwatch's Report on Language Empire is Required Reading Nov 20, 2018
- Nov 17, 2018 That Brexit News Interpretation Nov 17, 2018
- Oct 31, 2018 Why Deaf people should go into research Oct 31, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 Clare Seal's Jabberwocky Oct 12, 2018
- Oct 12, 2018 Language Empire ordered to pay more than £240,000 to the Big Word Oct 12, 2018
- Oct 10, 2018 Vlog for the Wellcome | 4.48 Psychosis | Deafinitely Theatre Oct 10, 2018
- Sep 24, 2018 4.48 Psychosis Sep 24, 2018
- Jul 29, 2018 Parkrun Interpreting Jul 29, 2018
- Jun 27, 2018 Heritage Ability finalist in the National Lottery Awards 2018. Jun 27, 2018
- May 29, 2018 "Cultural demolition" May 29, 2018
- May 16, 2018 Keeping Deaf People in the Dark May 16, 2018
- May 16, 2018 Deaf people face a tidal wave of discrimination compared to speakers of Ulster-Scots and Irish May 16, 2018
- May 10, 2018 Booking Form May 10, 2018
- May 10, 2018 Exeter Riverside Parkrun interpreted this Saturday May 10, 2018
- Apr 15, 2018 Super Deaf Black Stallion Apr 15, 2018
- Apr 15, 2018 Semiotics, identity, and what is communicated Apr 15, 2018
- Apr 5, 2018 Martha's Lumberyard Apr 5, 2018
- Apr 4, 2018 "Entrepreneurship doesn’t discriminate. Entrepreneurship is for everyone." Apr 4, 2018
- Apr 4, 2018 Outcomes of cochlear implantation in deaf children of deaf parents. Apr 4, 2018
- Apr 2, 2018 Rinkoo Barpaga on sign language and identity Apr 2, 2018
- Mar 30, 2018 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Mar 30, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 Are you serious? Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 The NHS Accessible Information Specification Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 27, 2018 Dan Jarvis, Ladies and Gentlemen Mar 27, 2018
- Mar 24, 2018 Gambia Interpreter Project on Saturday Live Mar 24, 2018
- Mar 24, 2018 The Gambia Interpreter Project Mar 24, 2018
- Mar 17, 2018 Deaf Eyes on Interpreting Mar 17, 2018
- Mar 16, 2018 Cornell Student Assembly Pushes University to Accept American Sign Language for Foreign Language Requirement Mar 16, 2018
- Mar 16, 2018 Caterpillar Mar 16, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018 Owl Mar 15, 2018
- Mar 14, 2018 Unexpected Moment Mar 14, 2018
- Mar 13, 2018 Tick Tock Mar 13, 2018
- Mar 12, 2018 Why I will not work for Language Empire Mar 12, 2018
- Mar 12, 2018 Five Senses Mar 12, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 Ugandan deaf student off to university Mar 8, 2018
- Mar 5, 2018 The Silent Child wins Best Live Action Short Film Oscar Mar 5, 2018
- Feb 24, 2018 Herbert Klein's Lifetime Achievement Award Feb 24, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 Fingerspelling Feb 20, 2018
- Feb 12, 2018 Help me nominate Herbert Klein for an Honour. Feb 12, 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 Primary Care Mental Health Services for Deaf People Feb 11, 2018
- Feb 7, 2018 I am Fully Registered! Feb 7, 2018
- Jan 10, 2018 Temporary Practice Restrictions Jan 10, 2018
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2017
- Dec 23, 2017 Back On The Register Dec 23, 2017
- Nov 30, 2017 New Family Court Rules Nov 30, 2017
- Nov 23, 2017 Parkrun Interpreted Run Briefing Nov 23, 2017
- Nov 21, 2017 "New iPad system for deaf patients at Derriford leaves Plymouth family 'frustrated and upset'" Nov 21, 2017
- Nov 13, 2017 Care Act (2014) Training Nov 13, 2017
- Nov 12, 2017 Hearing Voices Nov 12, 2017
- Nov 9, 2017 Sign Language Interpreting: Engaging the Disengaged, Empowering the Disempowered Nov 9, 2017
- Nov 8, 2017 People Of The Eye Nov 8, 2017
- Nov 3, 2017 Language Deprivation Nov 3, 2017
- Nov 2, 2017 Looking for filming opportunities Nov 2, 2017
- Oct 19, 2017 I am an ASLI member again Oct 19, 2017
- Sep 4, 2017 Index Sep 4, 2017