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E-Learning

The Questions

  • How many Deaf people are there in the UK?
  • In an emergency, how would a Deaf person contact the police/ambulance?
  • How does a Deaf person make a telephone call?
  • How does a Deaf person know when there is someone at the front door?
  • How does a Deaf person know their baby is crying?

The Answer

Us, Sign Solutions. We are the proud pioneers of the first e-learning platform offering Deaf Awareness Training.

The course is broken down into 5 bite-size learning units, each incorporating a rich variety of knowledge-enhancing tasks including multiple-choice quizzes, video presentations and web sessions allowing users to practice what they have learnt.

The Benefits

Geographical barriers are eliminated, and so is the carbon footprint, consequently eradicating any travel and associated costs.

Self-paced and self-directed, with 24/7 accessibility; the user has the valuable option to “dip in and out” of modules as they please.

A significant price-cut; without the need of a Deaf tutor to come to your premises, this new method of learning will save you a considerable amount.

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BSL Translations

Translation is a carefully prepared and considered piece of work involving the translation of written text from one language to another.

A ‘for information’ translation, also  known as a ‘sight translation’ is an accurate but unpolished piece of work that is produced in-house using a camcorder (English to BSL) or using standard printing and letter/document formats, or alternatively, audio tape (BSL to English).   They are produced faster and much more cheaply than a publication translation.  Sight translation is suitable for letters or information that is intended for individual/personal use only.  Examples range from an explanation of a leaflet to court/tribunal judgements.  

Sight translations

Sight translation is suitable for letters, video-letters or information that is intended for individual/personal use only. Examples range from an explanation of a leaflet to court/tribunal judgements.

Public Translations

A ‘publication translation’ requires a much higher standard of preparation, accuracy, fidelity, clarity and quality and will be filmed in a professional recording studio. The final product will reflect the style/image of the source material and of your company/product. 

Publication translations are required for any documents where it is important to portray a professional image. Examples include website pages, brochures, leaflets, consultation documents and videos.

Because they are filmed in professional recording studios, the cost will be greater than that of a sight translation.

It is almost always preferable to use a deaf presenter for ‘publication translations’.  This is because the deaf person will have first language fluency and this creates an instant rapport with your deaf audience. The majority of BSL interpreters only have second language fluency and their translations can be immediately recognised as a non-native production. This is because the BSL may not flow as smoothly as it should, i.e. word order or choice of vocabulary may be unduly influenced by the English source text. It is equivalent to listening to a heavily accented and perhaps ungrammatical foreign person presenting in English. This lowers the quality of your product and can often alienate your client.  Using a Deaf person will not usually incur any extra expense.

With Sign Solutions you can be sure that the final product will be an accurate and high quality translation.

Communication Services

We are able to provide a full range of communication professionals available for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing users in any domain, be it legal, business, medical, educational, conference, community, theatre, etc:

We offer competitive rates with no administration charges.