RNID Connect: Advocacy and allyship

RNID Connect Month 4: Advocacy and Allyship

This month has an important focus: advocacy and allyship. Let’s get cracking!

These new BSL words revolve around our connections and relationships. Sharing about our loved ones is a great way to forge new friendships.

Things to remember when using BSL

- Remember to use facial expressions as well as signing with your hands – watch the videos carefully below. BSL users will read your face as well as your hands.

- Remember to face the person you’re communicating with directly, so they can see you clearly.

- Practice makes perfect. Practice BSL in front of a mirror, or with friends and family, to embed your learning.

Find out more about British Sign Language.

Learn some new words and phrases in BSL

Family

Parents

Mum

Dad

Partner

Friend

Well done!

You’ve completed another month of learning BSL! Every sign you use makes an enormous difference to BSL users. You’ll soon make a whole lot of connections – and a world of difference.

Deaf awareness

More than 18 million adults in the UK are deaf or have hearing loss. We can all play our part to be more deaf aware, both at work and in daily life.

Get involved

There are many ways you can make a difference to the lives of the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf or have hearing loss and the 1 in 3 adults in the UK who have tinnitus.