Manx Deaf Society to hold events for Deaf Awareness Week

Would you like to learn sign language or how to lipread?

If so, now's the chance as The Manx Deaf Society marks Deaf Awareness Week.

There will be a number of events and sessions running from Monday, May 2 - Sunday, May 8 - to highlight the ongoing work the charity does.

Full details of Saturday's events (May 7th) can be found below:

10am - 12pm - Craft Material Sale and Coffee Morning - Admission is free,
donations towards costs of refreshments are gratefully appreciated.

1:30-2:30pm - Lipreading for absolute beginners. 

3-4pm - Introduction to BSL - in this session you’ll learn the manual (fingerspelling) alphabet and simple greetings.

4:30-5:30pm Deaf Awareness - Find out how to communicate more effectively and explore some of the items from our Equipment Library.

All sessions are taking place at The Manx Deaf Society, 3 Somerset Road, Douglas.

To reserve your place at any session or for more information, you can call/text 202875 or email contact@manxdeafsociety.org.im

We spoke to Lucy Buxton, CEO of The Manx Deaf Society: