As we move into the season of goodwill EyeGaze aims to spread a little festive cheer to the sign language community. Continue reading ‘Festive Signs’
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Archive for November, 2007
Welcome to the new web site plus a fresh and colourful new look to reflect our fresh thinking and creative approach to our work. Continue reading ‘Brand New’
EyeGaze has achieved double recognition in 2007 by being shortlisted for two prestigious awards Continue reading ‘Shortlisted for Awards’
One of the main issues for Deaf people is equal access to communication and Information; this has been a barrier for many years. English to most of the Deaf community is their second or weaker language. Imagine that you continuously had to communicate, read and write in your second language to fit in with society. Issues like reading web pages, filling in an application form, or trying to tell a bus driver where you want to go is all in English – this is stressful and often makes a Deaf person feel intimidated and appear to be “stupid”.
The needs of the Deaf community are often overlooked by local authorities and other bodies who supply vital information resources to the general public. Even the Disability Discrimination Act does not really tackle the access problems faced by British Sign Language users where English is very much a second language. Fortunately there are some organisations that recognise the need and lead the way in providing sign language information.