Deaf Awareness training
Make your organisation more deaf aware
Make your organisation more deaf aware
Practical, deaf-led training that gives your team the knowledge and confidence to communicate effectively with deaf people and create more accessible workplaces and services.
Whether your organisation works with deaf employees, customers, patients, students, visitors or service users, Deaf Action can help your team better understand deafness, communication and accessibility.
Our Deaf Awareness training can be delivered online or in person and tailored to the needs of your organisation.
What will your team learn?
Our Deaf Awareness training helps participants:
- understand different types of deafness and how they can affect communication
- communicate more confidently with deaf and hard-of-hearing people
- understand common communication barriers and how to reduce them
- develop their understanding of BSL and deaf culture
- understand different communication methods and support
- work more effectively with BSL/English interpreters and other communication professionals
- identify practical ways to make workplaces and services more accessible
Training for your organisation
Deaf Awareness training can support organisations across a wide range of sectors.
Healthcare and NHS
Help staff communicate more confidently with deaf patients and understand how to provide more accessible healthcare experiences.
Education
Give staff greater confidence when communicating with and supporting deaf pupils, students and families.
Public services
Help frontline staff understand communication barriers and make services more accessible to deaf people.
Arts, culture and tourism
Give your team the knowledge and confidence to provide more welcoming and accessible experiences for deaf audiences and visitors.
Businesses and employers
Build staff confidence, improve communication and create a more deaf-aware workplace.
Why train with Deaf Action?
Deaf Action is a deaf-led charity with extensive experience supporting deaf people and working with organisations to improve accessibility.
Our training brings lived experience directly into the learning environment, helping participants understand not only what good deaf awareness looks like, but why it matters.
Income generated through our training is reinvested into Deaf Action’s wider work supporting deaf people.
Talk to us about your training needs
Every organisation is different. Tell us about your organisation, your team and what you would like to achieve, and we’ll help identify the right training approach for you.
Our courses are delivered by qualified and experienced deaf or hard-of-hearing tutors, and we can provide bespoke training sessions tailored to your organisation, timescales and budget.
If you would like to discuss your training requirements, use the contact form below or email learn@deafaction.org. Our Training Officer will be happy to discuss your needs and how we can help.
“Excellent session where I gained a lot of knowledge about how you can help deaf people in the workplace to help them limit difficulties and thrive to reach their potential and showcase their talent. A very interesting and informative session.”
Attendee, April 2021